Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan, India hold talks to discuss project's plan.

LAHORE:Pakistan and India delegations held talks at the designated zero point to discuss the project plan of Kartarpur Corridor.As per media reports, technical experts and foreign policy officials from both countries took part in the meeting and discussed the road plan and a border fence.

The official sources stated that the talks held at Kartarpur zero point decided by both sides.Earlier on March 29, India decided to postpone the April 2 meeting on the Kartarpur Corridor a day after receiving Islamabad's reply on the Pulwama dossier.

Responding to the development, Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) issued a statement, regretting that a meeting to "discuss and find consensus on outstanding issues" has been delayed.FO spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal tweeted, "Pakistan regrets the Indian decision to postpone the upcoming Kartarpur meeting, jointly agreed by both sides on 14 March 2019."According to a statement issued by Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), India has "shared concerns and sought clarifications on reports that controversial elements have been appointed by Pakistan to a committee to be associated with the Kartarpur Corridor".

However, Indian MEA did not elaborate on what...

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