FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif receives the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, at the venue of the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on the Council of Heads of Government Meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan October 16, 2024. Press Information Department (PID)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Nawaz Sharif urges India and Pakistan to move forward as good neighbors, following Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar’s visit to Islamabad. He emphasizes the importance of resuming dialogue and trade ties,

Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif emphasizes dialogue, cooperation, and positive gestures for improved India-Pakistan relations in the future.

The ties between India and Pakistan came under severe strain after India's warplanes pounded a Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist training camp in Balakot in Pakistan in February 2019 in response to the Pulwama terror attack.

Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, said he was not pleased by the ‘long pause’ in the relationship between the two countries.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed optimism that Jaishankar's presence in Pakistan could signal a fresh chapter in the bilateral relationship.

The former premier also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his surprise visit to Pakistan in 2015, saying it was not a small gesture by any means.

He said former Pakistan PM Imran Khan used words that destroyed the relationship. As leaders of two countries and neighbours, we should not even think let alone utter such words.

Nawaz Sharif, who doesn’t hold any position in the Pakistan government, talked to Indian journalists and urged both sides to ‘now move forward’.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called for renewed efforts to mend ties with India. He described External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s recent visit to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting as a “good opening” and an opportunity for both nations to move beyond their troubled history.