ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India are expected to hold crucial talks in the coming week as part of the efforts to de-escalate the mounting tensions along the Line of Control, officials sources said here yesterday.
The meeting is to take place between Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on the sidelines of Asia-Europe foreign ministers meeting in Delhi. Aziz would travel to India for the two-day conference on November 10.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry confirmed that Aziz would represent Pakistan at the meeting.
However, he did not mention whether Aziz would hold a bilateral meeting with Indian external affairs minister.
More election symbols sought
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked the Punjab government to increase the number of election symbols to 100 since it would be holding the local government elections on non-party basis.
The Punjab Local Government Law 2013, which has been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC), had proposed 60 election symbols for the contesting candidates.
However, the ECP has suggested the authorities amend the law and increase the number of symbols to 100.
Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) both have challenged the Punjab LG law for holding elections on non-party basis.
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