New Delhi, (CNI) Reacting to Pakistan’s foreign minister’s comments on resuming trade with India, the foreign ministry said there was a discrepancy between his comments and that of the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson.
Addressing the weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “We have seen some reports regarding the comments of the Pakistani foreign minister, but next I would like you to know about the comments of the Pakistani foreign ministry spokesperson. Quote. Please take a look at these comments, you will see the contradiction between the two this is where it is.”
Earlier, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said relevant stakeholders would “seriously review” the trade situation with India as he highlighted the concerns of the business community, Dawn reported.
He further said that Pakistani businessmen want to resume trade with India.
Islamabad cut diplomatic ties with New Delhi after India abrogated Article 370 of the constitution, a decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and split the state into two Union Territories. There is a decision.
However, Dar’s comments were followed by a contradictory statement by Pakistan’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, who said Islamabad had no plans to resume trade ties with India that were “non-existent”.
“Trade relations between Pakistan and India have been non-existent since 2019,” Baloch said at a press briefing in March. There has been no change in Pakistan’s position on this.
Ishaq Dar was sworn in as Pakistan’s foreign minister in the newly elected government in Islamabad last month.
Dar served as the Finance Minister of Pakistan during the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government that came to power in 2022 after the ouster of Imran Khan.
Elections in Pakistan were held on February 8. While independent candidates supported by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won maximum 92 seats. Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) won 73 seats and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) 54 seats.
However, the election was considered controversial with PTI and several other parties alleging internet blackouts, rigging and lack of a ‘level playing field’.
After several days of deliberations between the PPP and the Muslim League (N), an agreement was finally reached to form a government in Pakistan. (CNI)