ISLAMABAD, Aug 27: Pakistan and India will hold talks in New Delhi on Monday to work out modalities to curb terrorism and drug trafficking, however, Islamabad will also take up the issue of 611 Pakistanis languishing in Indian jails.

Interior ministry sources informed Online that Interior Secretary Kamal Shah would head for New Delhi on Sunday (today) to hold parleys with his Indian counterpart on issues pertaining to terrorism and drug smuggling.

Sources said that the issue of Pakistani prisoners in Indian jails would also figure in the talks.

Progress on past decisions made by Pakistan and India would also be reviewed during the Monday talks, they added.—Online

Opinion

Editorial

Agriculture tax
Updated 16 Nov, 2024

Agriculture tax

Amendments made in Punjab's agri income tax law are crucial to make the system equitable.
Genocidal violence
16 Nov, 2024

Genocidal violence

A RECENTLY released UN report confirms what many around the world already know: that Israel has been using genocidal...
Breathless Punjab
16 Nov, 2024

Breathless Punjab

PUNJAB’s smog crisis has effectively spiralled out of control, with air quality readings shattering all past...
Last call
Updated 15 Nov, 2024

Last call

PTI should hardly be turning its "final" protest into a "do or die" occasion.
Mini budget talk
15 Nov, 2024

Mini budget talk

NO matter how much Pakistan’s finance managers try to downplay the prospect of a ‘mini budget’ to pull off a...
Diabetes challenge
15 Nov, 2024

Diabetes challenge

AMONGST the many public health challenges confronting Pakistan, diabetes arguably does not get the attention it...