Pakistan now seems to be active in Bangladesh. It is reported that a series of meetings is going on between the Pakistan High Commission and the members of the interim government in Dhaka. The special thing is that Pakistan’s role in the violence in Bangladesh was also suspected. However, nothing was said officially about this. Currently, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is in India.
According to media reports, Pakistan has started increasing its contacts in Bangladesh. For the past few weeks, the Pakistan High Commission has been holding meetings with members of the interim government. There are reports that during this time discussions have taken place between the officials of the High Commission and the members of the new government on topics ranging from flood relief to student exchange programs. The Pakistan High Commission has also shared information related to this on social media.
Bangladesh and Pakistan relations
Islamabad refused to apologize for the war crimes of 1971. It is said that the relations between the two countries were cold during the tenure of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Apart from this, in the parliamentary elections held in the year 2018, the Pakistan High Commission was also accused of supporting the candidates of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
On Sunday itself, a meeting was held between the officials of the High Commission and the advisors of the interim government. The Pakistan High Commission wrote on Twitter, ‘It was nice to meet the advisors of the interim government Mohammad Nahid Islam and Asif Mohammad Shojib Bhuiyan. Issues of common interest including cooperation in the field of media, sports, youth and culture and IT were discussed.’ Some pictures of the meeting have also been shared.
PM Shahbaz Sharif also spoke
According to media reports, on Friday itself, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had spoken to the head of the interim government of Bangladesh, Mohammad Yunus. At the same time, it is said that during Hasina’s tenure as Prime Minister, the Prime Ministers of the two countries had talked on very few occasions. Earlier, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary had also met the Foreign Affairs Advisor of Bangladesh.
A letter from the Prime Minister of Pakistan regarding the flood situation was also sent. After the fall of the Hasina government, the Pakistan High Commission met BNP leaders.
