Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Tuesday said Islamabad is committed to build on the positivity shown by both countries during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Ufa.
"The spirit is there, let us build on that spirit which was there at Ufa...Pakistan is committed to build on positivity which was there at Ufa, we hope that we can make a good beginning," Basit said during the 'Eid Milan' programme at the Pakistani embassy here.
Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Bukhari and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ilyas Azmi were among those who showed up at today's event.
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