National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has revealed the details of his recent interaction with Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar in Dhaka, stating that it was the Indian leader who initiated high-level contact with Pakistan since the May war. The National Assembly speaker said that upon entering the room, Jaishankar first greeted other delegations before deliberately approached him and initiated a handshake. I was speaking with Pakistan’s high commissioner to Bangladesh when he came up to me, greeted me, and introduced himself. As I was about to introduce myself, he said, Excellency, I recognise who you are and no need to introduce yourself.” Sadiq said that cameras accompanied the Indian minister, indicating that Jaishankar was fully aware that the interaction would be recorded and reported by the media.
