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Pakistan regrets as India postpones Kartarpur Corridor meeting

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has regretted decision of last-minute postponement of the upcoming meeting on Kartarpur Corridor by the Indian government which was scheduled on April 2 at Wagah.

Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal said in a tweet that Pakistan and India had jointly agreed to hold next round of talks during March 14’s meeting. He added that the meeting was focused to discuss and find consensus on outstanding issues.

The spokesperson said that Pakistan regretted the Indian decision and termed it as ‘incomprehensible.

He said the ‘last minute postponement without seeking views from Pakistan after a productive technical meeting on March 19.

Earlier in the day, Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed that Pakistan and India will hold another meeting on opening Kartarpur Corridor on April 2.

The next round of talks was scheduled to be held in Pakistan’s Wagah.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.