Pakistan responds positively to Modi’s offer of video conferencing on coronavirus

[BL33D]

In a late night development, Pakistan on Friday responded positively to the proposal by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling for the video conference of leadership of South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to discuss how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.



Originated in China late last year, COVID-19, a mysterious pneumonia-like disease caused by novel coronavirus, has so far claimed over 5,200 lives while hitting more than 130 countries around the world.

Out of total 140,000 infected, around 80,000 have so far recovered.

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Responding to the offer, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui acknowledged that the threat of COVID-19 required coordinated efforts at global and regional level.

“We have communicated that SAPM on Health [Dr Zafar Mirza] will be available to participate in the video conference of SAARC member countries on the issue,” she tweeted.

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It is not clear how India would respond to Pakistan’s offer since Modi called the conference at leadership level. But nevertheless the development is seen as significant as the two neighbours have little or no channels of communication for over a year now.

On Thursday, the FO spokesperson said Pakistan was ready to cooperate and extend any assistance to its neighbours including India to deal with the coronavirus. The number of coronavirus in Pakistan and India is low but there is a threat of rise in the infected people. India already confirmed that two people died because of coronavirus while number of cases in Pakistan rose to 28, though, no death has been reported yet.

Meanwhile, Modi’s refocus on SAARC is seen as departure from his four year old policy where he tried to ignore the regional grouping comprising Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal and Afghanistan.

The primary reason for Modi’s approach was to isolate Pakistan in the region. It was because of this reason that Pakistan could not hold SAARC summit due in November 2016.

Relationship between Pakistan and India continued to deteriorate in recent years particularly after Pulwama attack in February last year and abrogation of special status of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K).

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[Daghalodi]

Are indians done with butchering their minorities??

 

[BATMAN]

Did Pakistani govt consulted @BHarwana before responding positively ..........

Everything Imran Khan does is positive and shame on modi, few weeks back he had give clearance to his military to attack Pakistan at will, in a public speech.
The way India is killing Muslims in India, i hope someone will remind Imran Khan of it.

Its a good step nonetheless. We can have a fight if we are alive on both sides.

How is Imran and Modi talk going to help?
Simply seal borders as rest of the world is doing... why waste our state resources and time.

 

[CrazyZ]

Everything Imran Khan does is positive and shame on modi, few weeks back he had give clearance to his military to attack Pakistan at will, in a public speech.
The way India is killing Muslims in India, i hope someone will remind Imran Khan of it.


How is Imran and Modi talk going to help?
Simply seal borders as rest of the world is doing... why waste our state resources and time.

Its just a ploy to look nice nice after the pogroms. IK should not invest much into this.

 

[Daghalodi]

 

[CrazyZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1238371182094639104

Modi's english tweets are meant for an international audience. They are not his true intentions. After pogrom in New Delhi, he urged calm a few days after the violence finished, in an english tweet meant to appease westerners. There was no hindi tweet urging calm.

 

[American Pakistani]

Modi wants to improve his posture. Nothing else.

 

[Dubious]

Those are the absolute worst kinds of posters on PDF. Better to not indulge with their stupidity.

@The Eagle Can you please take some action regarding post #4 #7. You dont want Indians to troll, but when people start posting this way, obviously they will get reaction.

When you report please dont be biased. Post no. 2 also needed help

 

[BL33D]

When you report please dont be biased. Post no. 2 also needed help

Will do in future, thanks for the prompt action.

 

[Dubious]

People...Stick to the topic please!

 

[BATMAN]

Modi wants to improve his posture. Nothing else.

Let's all help him to achieve that.
I purpose a surcharge with gas bill that shall be meant to spend on improving modi's image.

 

[American Pakistani]

Let's all help him to achieve that.
I purpose a surcharge with gas bill that shall be meant to spend on improving modi's image.

Some countries have given him clean chit as we all know, so a little gas surcharge from tiny tuny poor pakistan won't do much.

 

[BATMAN]

Some countries have given him clean chit as we all know, so a little gas surcharge from tiny tuny poor pakistan won't do much.

He din't killed there citizens or attack schools of their children.
Don't look at tiny surcharge, we smuggle whole lot of goods form India, we give them free transit through land and air, even during the times when our airforce was having dog fight with IAF.
Wasn't it Imran Khan who ordered to open Pakistan's air space for Indians.

 

[Crixus]

Even Pakistanis dont take PMIK seriously and Indian army always has orders to retaliate ...

Everything Imran Khan does is positive and shame on modi, few weeks back he had give clearance to his military to attack Pakistan at will, in a public speech.
The way India is killing Muslims in India, i hope someone will remind Imran Khan of it.


How is Imran and Modi talk going to help?
Simply seal borders as rest of the world is doing... why waste our state resources and time.