Krishna Pakistan Visit

• Indian High Commissioner to Pak given six-month extension

  Sharat Sabharwal, the Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan, has been given a six-month extension. A 1975-batch IFS officer, Sabharwal's extension has been approved by the Prime Minister's Office. The High Commissioner was to retire this month end.

• SM Krishna reaches Lahore for a day-long visit

  A day after inking some of Seeking a 'stable, peaceful, progressive' Pakistan as India's neighbour, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna arrived in Lahore today after his two-day visit to Islamabad where he held extensive talks with his counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.

• Pakistan announces release of all jailed Indian fishermen

  Pakistan has announced the release of all Indian fishermen in Pakistani jails with immediate effect. On Saturday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik announced the move, which he said was "a goodwill gesture for his (SM Krishna's) visit".

• SM Krishna calls on Pakistani Prime Minister

  Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf told India's External Affairs Minister SM Krishna that his country is looking forward to a visit by his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.

• SM Krishna on a 3-day visit to Pak; visa, cultural agreements may be signed

  Foreign Minister SM Krishna has arrived in Islamabad for a three-day visit which is expected to determine whether or not Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will go to Pakistan soon. While the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's invitation in principle, he has also said the 26/11 trial is crucial test for Isla...

• SM Krishna arrives in Pak for 3-day visit; terror tops India's agenda

  Agreements on a liberalised visa regime and cultural exchanges are expected to be signed during Foreign Minister SM Krishna's three-day visit to Pakistan which began today. Mr Krishna, who has reached Pakistan, will hold talks with his counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar in Islamabad tomorrow. He is expected to meet other Pakistan leaders also.

• Going to Pakistan with message of India's serious intent: SM Krishna

  Ahead of his visit to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Tuesday said he will carry a message of India's "serious intent" to resolve outstanding bilateral issues through dialogue in a "terror and violence-free atmosphere."

• S M Krishna to undertake three-day visit to Pakistan from September 7

  External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will undertake a three-day visit to Pakistan from September 7 to review the second round of the bilateral dialogue process with his counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.

• May visit Pakistan in September, says SM Krishna

  External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will undertake his much-anticipated visit to Pakistan in the first half of September.

• No amount of denial by Pakistan can exonerate Saeed: Krishna

  Two days before Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's visit, India today insisted that all the details of involvement of Hafiz Saeed in the deadly 26/11 attacks have been provided and no amount of denial by Islamabad can exonerate the JuD chief's role in the terror strikes.

• S M Krishna to visit Pakistan on July 15

  External Affairs Minister S M Krishna will visit Islamabad on July 15 for talks with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi to work out the modalities for carrying forward the dialogue process to discuss outstanding issues in an atmosphere of mutual trust.After a 25-minute telephonic conversation between the two ministers today, Krishna tol...

• S M Krishna to visit Pakistan on July 15

  External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will travel to Pakistan in mid-July for formal talks at the foreign ministers level. This was agreed upon today in a telephone conversation between Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart SM Qureshi, who made the call. The two foreign ministers decided to meet on July 15. "The date of meeting was decided keep...

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  Doors for talks with Pakistan were never shut: Krishna

  Ahead of Home Minister P Chidambaram's visit to Pakistan, India has clarified that the doors for talks with Pakistan were never closed.