Rajnath's Pak trip today; onus on Islamabad for his security, says India

August 03, 2016 04:08

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will today travel to Pakistan for the meeting of interior ministers from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation at a time when a surge of violence in Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

As of now, a separate meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is not on Rajnath's agenda.

Sources said Indian security agencies who are in touch with their Pakistani counterparts have been assured that an elaborate security cover has been planned for the Indian Home Minister which will almost be at par with that of a head of state.

Indian security agencies have been closely monitoring security arrangements for Rajnath Singh particularly in wake of threat issued by Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed.

"If any security issue arises, it is Pakistan's responsibility to deal with. Rajnath Singh is going to Pakistan for SAARC Home Ministers' conference. It is a multi-lateral meeting, not bilateral talks," Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said, reminding Pakistan of its security obligations to SAARC.

According to home ministry sources, Singh is expected to bluntly ask Pakistan to stop sponsoring acts of terror in India and also raise the issue of slow pace of probe into the Pathankot airbase terror attack, which was carried out by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad, and the trial into the Mumbai terror attack case in that country.

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