Hurriyat leaders to attend Pak Day celebrations in Delhi

New Delhi, March 18: The Hurriyat leaders from J&K are likely to attend the Pakistan Day celebrations on March 23 at the Islamic Republic's High Commission in Delhi, says media reports.

According to reports, the event is likely to be attended by separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.

Earlier this month, India and Pakistan resumed Foreign Secretary-level talks, seven months after they were called off over a meet between the latter's envoy to New Delhi and Kashmiri separatist leaders.

India had cancelled FS-level talks because the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi held consultations with Kashmiri separatists. However, last month, using cricket diplomacy Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Sharif and also told him about Jaishankar's "SAARC yatra".

Earlier this month, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar had travelled to Pakistan as part of his SAARC Yatra and met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif among others.

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