Pakistani Minister to Visit India for the First Time Since Operation Sindoor

A Pakistani minister is set to visit India for the first time since New Delhi launched Operation Sindoor in response to the Pahalgam terror attack. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Civilisation Dialogue Forum is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from November 20 to 22. Pakistan’s Environment Minister, Musadik Malik, is expected to attend the event. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed his participation.

The last visit by a Pakistani minister to India was in 2023, when then Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari attended the SCO meeting held in Goa. Since then, no Pakistani minister has visited India. If Musadik Malik’s visit goes ahead as announced, it will mark the first such ministerial visit in nearly three years. The development has gained significance amid continuing tensions between the two neighbouring countries.