Modi-Sharif handshake gets huge coverage in Pak media
November 28, 2014  13:57
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The warm handshake and a brief chat between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif was given prominent coverage today in the Pakistani media which said the interaction salvaged the SAARC Summit.

All leading newspapers ran the news about their interaction as a front page lead with a photograph of the two leaders smiling.

Dawn reported that a brief meeting between Prime Ministers Sharif and Modi yesterday salvaged the SAARC summit, with all eight countries clinching a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid.

"Mr Sharif and Mr Modi caused a stir with their handshake at Dhulikhel, site of the retreat. The two leaders held each other's hand for nearly 30 seconds. They also smiled and exchanged pleasantries," the paper said.

It said Kathmandu's City Hall broke into loud applause as Sharif and Modi warmly shook hands, putting an end to the stiff statements by their foreign offices that ruled out a "structured" or "formal" meeting.
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