Pakistani envoy meets Indian foreign secretary

September 29th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - There is a strong possibility of the Indian and Pakistani prime ministers meeting on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Trinidad in late November, a media report Tuesday said. This would be a follow-up of the two-day talks between their foreign ministers and foreign secretaries in New York over the weekend, Dawn said, quoting diplomatic sources.

September 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - The Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers began crucial talks here Sunday with India focusing on terror emanating from across the border and Islamabad still hedging its bets over action against the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack perpetrators. Hours before External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - With India not inclined to resume the sub-continental composite dialogue in the near future, Pakistan Wednesday highlighted the resolute action taken by Islamabad to eliminate terrorism and made a fresh pitch for restarting the talks New Delhi froze after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Islamabad also sought to revive the Kashmir issue that found no explicit mention in the Sharm el-Sheikh joint statement that came out of the July 16 meeting between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani.

August 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - India Friday handed to Pakistan a fresh dossier on Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, accused by it of being the mastermind behind the Mumbai terror attack. According to sources, the dossier was handed over during a meeting of Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and Pakistani High Commissioner Shahid Malik.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nirupama Rao took charge as India's foreign secretary Saturday morning, the second woman to head India's foreign service. Rao succeeded Shivshankar Menon at a brief ceremony in South Block.

July 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nirupama Rao will take charge as India's next Foreign Secretary on Saturday (Aug.1). She will assume charge from incumbent Shiv Shankar Menon at 9 a.m.ao will be the second woman foreign service officer to be Foreign Secretary.

June 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao was named as the next Foreign Secretary of India on Tuesday. Rao succeeds Shivshankar Menon who will retire on Wednesday (July 31) having completing his eventful three-year stint as the top diplomat.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India has expressed disappointment over the release of terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafeez Saeed to Pakistani envoy in New Delhi, Shahid Malik, who met Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon today. While assuring India on looking into the legal aspects of Saeed's release, the Pakistani envoy reportedly remained non-committal and has made no promises about the Pakistan Government filing a review petition challenging High Court order releasing the LeT chief.

June 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik met Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and urged India to provide English translation of the Mumbai terror strike evidence Wednesday, a day after the release of Hafiz Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group that is accused of masterminding the Nov 26 carnage. "India conveyed its disappointment at the release of Saeed," Menon told reporters after the meeting.

April 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke met Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) chief mentor Tarun Das here on Wednesday. The Chairman of the U.S.

March 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - United States Special Envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke is expected to visit India on April 7 to discuss how India could cooperate in US efforts to end terror threat in those two neighbouring countries. During his visit, Holbrooke will meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Advisor M.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian government Monday announced the appointment of Sharat Sabharwal as New Delhi's envoy to Islamabad. Sabharwal, who is currently special secretary in charge of administration, consular, passport and visa affairs in the external affairs ministry, will succeed Satyabrata Pal as India's high commissioner to Pakistan.

March 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Sharat Sabharwal, currently the special secretary in charge of administration, consular, paasport and visa affairs in the External Affairs Ministry, has been appointed as India's new envoy to Pakistan. He will succeed Satyabrata Pal, whose extended term has ended on February 28.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With a probe revealing that the terrorists targeting Mumbai had 'indirect links' with British individuals, UK's Foreign Secretary David Milliband comes here next week to strengthen counter-terror cooperation with India amid simmering tensions in the region. Milliband will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday and discuss the dossier of evidence presented by New Delhi to Islamabad linking Pakistan-based elements to the Mumbai carnage, official sources told IANS.

December 25th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - Indian High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal Friday met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir to discuss ways to defuse the growing tensions between the two countries in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, media reports said. Pal was recently in New Delhi for consultations with external affairs ministry officials on India's response following the Mumbai carnage.