On Friday evening, October 5th, the Indian government announced that External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar would travel to Pakistan to participate in a China-led meeting.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson noted that no high-ranking official has visited Pakistan since 2015.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Jaishankar would attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting in Pakistan on behalf of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.