NEW DELHI: Pakistani high commissioner Shahid Malik on Tuesday met home secretary R K Singh
and is learnt to have discussed various aspects of the forthcoming home
secretary-level talks between the two countries which is scheduled to
be held in Islamabad on May 24-25.
The two countries are expected to sign a liberalized visa agreement during the talks. The new visa agreement, if signed, will allow 'certified' businessmen from both sides to get one year multiple-entry 'non-police reporting' visa. It will also allow them to visit five cities instead of three at present.
The new visa regime will also benefit elderly people from both sides as they will be exempt from police reporting. The Cabinet had given its nod to the pact on April 25.
The Indian delegation will also press for action from Pakistan to bring the Mumbai attack perpetrators, including JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, to justice and speedy trial in a Pakistani court of seven 26/11 accused like Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, sources said.
The two countries are expected to sign a liberalized visa agreement during the talks. The new visa agreement, if signed, will allow 'certified' businessmen from both sides to get one year multiple-entry 'non-police reporting' visa. It will also allow them to visit five cities instead of three at present.
The new visa regime will also benefit elderly people from both sides as they will be exempt from police reporting. The Cabinet had given its nod to the pact on April 25.
The Indian delegation will also press for action from Pakistan to bring the Mumbai attack perpetrators, including JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, to justice and speedy trial in a Pakistani court of seven 26/11 accused like Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, sources said.
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