INDIA, PAKISTAN AGREE TO RESUME ‘COMPREHENSIVE’ DIALOGUE

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**Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik’s offering for Indo-Pak peace at Puri beach, Odisha, with the message urging India and Pakistan to “Stop Bullets, Be Friends”**

ISLAMABAD JOINT COMMUNIQUE

• India and Pakistan announce that they have decided to engage in a “comprehensive” bilateral dialogue

• National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan will continue to address all issues connected to terrorism

• Pak assures India of steps taken to expedite early conclusion of 26/11 trial

India, Pak have agreed to resume talks: Sushma

ISLAMABAD (PTI) — India and Pakistan on Wednesday announced that they have decided to engage in a “comprehensive” bilateral dialogue that will include peace, security and Jammu & Kashmir.

Capping a series of positive developments since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif met in Paris only ten days ago, it was announced here that the foreign secretaries will meet to decide the modalities and schedule of the dialogue.

Pakistan has assured India of “steps being taken to expedite the early conclusion” of the Mumbai attack trial, something that India has been pressing for long.

**Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj being welcomed by her Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad. APP**

The National Security Advisors (NSAs) of India and Pakistan who had recently met in Bangkok, will continue to address all issues connected to terrorism, according to a joint statement issued by the two countries.

The joint statement came after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj met Sharif and later his advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz here on the concluding day of her two-day visit for attending a multilateral conference on Afghanistan.