Pakistan interior minister's visit uncertain

November 12, 2012 20:24

The visit of Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik to India on November 22-23 for operationalisation of the landmark India-Pakistan visa agreement is unlikely to take place as Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde would be busy in Parliament being the Leader of Lok Sabha.

This is expected to be conveyed by New Delhi to Islamabad soon, official sources said.

Malik had indicated to Shinde, when they had met in Rome on the sidelines of the Interpol General Assembly last week, that he would travel to New Delhi to formally launch the new visa regime.

However, the winter session of Parliament will start from November 22. Shinde, also the Leader of Lok Sabha, would be busy with Parliamentary proceedings and hardly get time to host his Pakistani counterpart.

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