Sartaj Aziz arrives in Amritsar for Heart of Asia conference, sends bouquet to ailing Sushma Swaraj

AMRITSAR: Pakistan's top diplomat Sartaj Aziz, who arrived in this Punjab city on Saturday evening to attend the global "Heart of Asia" conference on Afghanistan, has sent a bouquet and get well soon wishes to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Aziz was received at the airport here by Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit. An official said Pakistan's de facto foreign policy chief sent a bouquet to Sushma Swaraj, "extending his sincere good wishes for her full and speedy recovery". Sushma Swaraj is being treated at New Delhi's AIIMS for kidney failure. She has skipped the Afghanistan conference which will be jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. Pakistan and India had held a meeting during last year's Heart of Asia Summit in Islamabad during which both countries had agreed to start 'Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue' that was to cover all outstanding issues. The resumption of the dialogue could, however, not take place due to the Pathankot terror attack in January.