Pro-Khalistan faces in Pakistan panel, India postpones Kartarpur talks

Levelling work near Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan

RAHUL TRIPATHI & SHUBHAJIT ROY

Hours after India summoned Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah and conveyed its concerns over the presence of pro-Khalistan elements in a committee set up by Pakistan on the Kartarpur Corridor, New Delhi on Friday postponed the second round of talks with Islamabad scheduled for April 2. It said the next meeting can be scheduled at an “appropriate time” after receiving Pakistan’s response on Delhi’s proposals.

The move came a day after Pakistan responded to Delhi’s dossier on Jaish-e Mohammed’s involvement in the Pulwama terrorist attack on February 14 by claiming that it had examined the 22 “pin locations” shared by India but found no terror camps.

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South Block, which had expressed disappointment at this response, decided to put off the Kartarpur talks by citing divergences in their…

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