Shahbaz Sharif calls on Manmohan Singh
New Delhi: Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and underscored the importance of resumption of the Indo-Pak dialogue process and peaceful resolution of all issues. Shahbaz also delivered a message of goodwill from his elder brother and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while emphasising “Pakistan’s desire to forge friendly and cooperative relations with India, in the interest of peace and prosperity of the people of the two countries and of the region,” a Pakistan High Commission release said here.
Karzai arrives in India on 4-day visit
New Delhi: Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday arrived here on a four-day visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and press for stepping up of aid — both civilian and military including lethal and non-lethal weapons. The visit also comes in the backdrop of Karzai refusing to ink proposed Afghan-US security pact demanding that the US must put an immediate end to military raids on Afghan homes and demonstrate its commitment to peace talks before he would sign the agreement.
Naveen Jindal meets Election Commissioner
New Delhi: Congress MP Naveen Jindal on Thursday met the Election Commissioner Naseem Zaidi, regarding the important issue of absentee voting. Jindal mentioned that our democracy is based on the basic framework of ensuring the right to vote of all citizens who are eligible to vote. But in practice, the enforcement of this right is undermined by the existing legal and regulatory process. Jindal expressed his concerns that there are no provisions in Indian law to enable migrant workers within India, students studying abroad, travelling business professionals and senior or unwell citizens who may not be able to travel to the polling booth, to vote in an alternative manner. He also raised the point that while voting right has recently been granted to the Citizens of India, who are living abroad but have not acquired Citizenship of any other country.