The visit of India's foreign minister to Pakistan earlier this week was a "good beginning" that could lead to a thaw in relations between the two rivals, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was quoted as saying by Indian media on Friday.

India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will attend a China-led summit in Pakistan in place of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government said late Friday.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar landed in Pakistan yesterday for a Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first top diplomat from Delhi to visit

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar will visit Pakistan to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit this month, the Indian foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday.

The Foreign Minister of Argentina, Diana Mondino, began Monday her official visit to India to enhance bilateral trade, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

It is not clear whether Mr Subrahmanyam will hold a bilateral meeting with his Pakistani counterpart to discuss ties. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The visit will be the first by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade and will lead the delegation to for the summit of Eurasian leaders on Oct.15 and 16.

By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam and Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday in the first such visit in almost a decade for a meeting of governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation,

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar landed in Pakistan on Tuesday for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the first top diplomat from Delhi to visit the country's arch-rival

First visit by an Indian Foreign Minister to Pakistan in nearly nine years comes amid strained ties between the countries