Indian FM Jaishankar, Pakistani Speaker Ayaz Sadiq exchange greetings during Dhaka visit

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq exchanged greetings in Dhaka while visiting the capital to pay their final respects to Khaleda Zia.

The exchange took place ahead of Khaleda’s Janaza, the Chief Advisor’s Office said on its Facebook page.

Jaishankar and Ayaz Sadiq met at the Parliament Complex in the capital, where they were seen greeting each other cordially. Both leaders were in Dhaka separately to attend the funeral rites of the former prime minister.

They also met BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman individually, conveying condolences on Khaleda’s death.

Pakistan’s Geo News reported that when the two leaders encountered each other at the venue, they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.

The meeting marks the first such interaction since May 2025, when Pakistan and India engaged in a brief, yet intense, conflict. It comes months after the Pahalgam incident, which led to cross-border clashes between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.