The Interior Ministers of India and Pakistan P. Chidambaram and
Senator Rehman Malik met in Thimphu on the margins of the Fourth
Meeting of SAARC Interior/Home Ministers. The meeting was held in a
cordial atmosphere.
The two Ministers discussed matters of
mutual interest and concern. The Indian Home Minister referred to the
requests made by the Home Ministry of India, some of which were pending
at the Pakistani side since their last meeting. The Interior Minister
of Pakistan also sought an early response to some of the queries made
in the same context.
The Interior Minister of Pakistan affirmed
that his Ministry was working toward an early visit of a Judicial
Commission from Pakistan to India. He expressed the hope that the visit
would take place at an early date. In response, the Indian Home
Minister reaffirmed that India was willing to receive such a visit.
India would also send a team to Pakistan, as agreed during the last
Home Secretaries’ meeting in New Delhi.
The two Ministers agreed to ensure that their Ministries would remain in contact on these and other matters. Online
