Ayaz Sadiq and S Jaishankar meet at Khaleda Zia's funeral

Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar met Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq in Dhaka to pay his last respects to former Bangladesh Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia. During the meeting, the two leaders shook hands and exchanged greetings.

Pakistani media outlet Geo News reported this information on Wednesday (December 31), citing sources. The report said that at the beginning of the meeting, both leaders exchanged greetings with each other in a cordial atmosphere. However, there was no confirmed information available on whether any discussions took place on Pakistan-India bilateral relations during this time.

Geo News described the meeting as a 'major breakthrough'. Their report said that this is the first high-level meeting between representatives of the two countries after May 2025.

According to analysts, the meeting held in Dhaka carries an important message in the geopolitics of South Asia. Diplomatic circles believe that this courtesy visit, which took place in the context of the mourning ceremony, is also a sign that the ice between Pakistan and India could melt in the future.