Pak, India talks on Siachen and Sir Creek begin tomorrow
Pakistan Times Federal Bureau Report

NEW DELHI (India): Amid Indo-Pak composite dialogue process, heading in the positive direction, three official delegations of Pakistan would arrive here next week to hold parleys with their counterparts on friendly exchange, Siachen and Sir Creek.

A high-level Pak delegation, led by Syed Jalil Abbas, Federal Secretary for Tourism and Culture, will reach here today for a two-day meeting from August 3 on Promotion of friendly exchanges — one of the eight points in the Indo-Pak composite dialogue process.

Other members of the Pak delegation include Jalil Abbas Jilani, Director General (SA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Fazal ur Rehman Malik, Director General, (EP) Ministry of Information and Directors Generals of Interior and Religious Ministries.

Both sides will hold talks on friendly exchanges in various fields. Pakistani delegation will also participate in International Tourism Conference arranged by the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation.

Indo-Pak officials will focus on enhancing people-to-people contacts by liberalising the visa regime at the two-day talks. Other measures including easy visa access to journalists intellectuals and tourists are also likely to figure at the deliberations.

Second high-powered eight-member Pakistan delegation, headed by Defence Secretary Lt Gen (Retd) Hamid Nawaz Khan, would arrive here on August 4 to hold discussions on Siachen from August 5-6.●