LAHORE, Pakistan: The Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that the schedule of talks between foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India is still intact.
Responding to questions by reporters in Lahore on Saturday, Sartaj Aziz said that the two countries had agreed to hold talks on January 15. He said that so far India has neither confirmed nor cancelled the scheduled meeting.
To another question, the advisor said that Pakistan wants reduction of tension between Saudi Arabia and terrorists and other forces can exploit their differences.
The advisor said that Pakistan would play an active role for defusing the tension. All the Muslim countries need to play positive roles in this regard, he added.
Replying to a question on the occasion, the Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rasheed said that Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif heard the reservations of the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah at a meeting, and directed Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to address them.
The information minister said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government is promoting democratic culture in the country.
Pervaiz Rasheed said that four different political parties are ruling in the four provinces and the federal government has never created any hurdle in smooth functioning of any of the provincial governments.
