LAHORE: The Pakistan government on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise visit to Lahore as a “goodwill gesture.”
“It was a goodwill gesture on the part of the Indian prime minister,” Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry told the media.
“Prime Minister Sharif has welcomed this,” he added.
On his way back to New Delhi from Kabul, Modi made a sudden stopover in Lahore where he greeted Sharif on his birthday and took part in the wedding celebrations of the latter’s granddaughter.
Chaudhury said that both the leaders agreed to carry forward the peace process and broaden bilateral contacts.
“Both the leaders decided to continue the dialogue in the greater interest of people of the two nations,” he said.
