Sm Krishna Visit To Pakistan

• 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.

• 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."

• 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.