Nawaz Sharif, the former prime minister of Pakistan, said he was not pleased by the ‘long pause’ in the relationship between the two countries.

Jaishankar's recent visit to Islamabad for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting on October 16 has generated significant attention, raising hopes for a possible thaw in the strained relations between India and Pakistan.

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise trip to Lahore in December 2015, Sharif said he was not happy with the ”long-pause” in the ties between the two countries and hoped that both sides should look ahead with a positive approach.