Pakistan indicates readiness to grant visa to Punjab Chief Minister Mann

Pakistan has indicated it would consider granting a visa to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should he seek to travel to the neighbouring country, officials said on Monday.

Mann has received an invitation to participate in the World Punjabi Conference, scheduled to take place in Lahore on November 27. The conference represents a significant cultural platform for Punjabi-speaking communities across South Asia.

The development marks a diplomatic gesture between the two nations, with Pakistani authorities signalling openness to facilitating the Punjab chief minister's attendance at the international event. Such exchanges reflect ongoing efforts to maintain cultural and people-to-people ties between India and Pakistan despite periodic tensions.

It remains unclear whether Mann will accept the invitation. Any visit by a senior Indian official to Pakistan typically requires coordination between the two governments and careful consideration of prevailing bilateral relations.