There had been much speculation on this visit. The last time a Pakistani foreign minister had visited India was in 2016, when the foreign affairs advisor (considered a de facto minister) Sartaj Aziz attended an Amritsar conference.
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With the date of retirement of Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa fast approaching, the Shehbaz Sharif government is expected to start the appointment process on Monday, according to a report in Dawn.
The tenure of General Bajwa ends on November 29 and the appointment of the new chief is likely to take place before November 27.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is in London to meet his older brother and former PM Nawaz Sharif to discuss the appointment of the next army chief of the country.
Reportedly, Defence Minister Asif Khawaja, travelling with the premier confirmed that the two brothers had indeed discussed about the appointment of a new army chief during the meeting.
Three-time former prime minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is on the precipice of returning to the country. Reportedly, Sharif has been issued a five-year diplomatic passport after receiving clearance from the ministry of foreign affairs.
The announcement comes at the time when his younger brother and current Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif is in London to meet him after taking a detour from the COP27 summit, currently underway in Egypt.
"Mian Sahib (Nawaz Sharif) is coming, failure is destined for Imran Khan," PM Shehbaz Sharif told reporters in London.