Indo-Pak bonhomie: Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan meets PM Narendra Modi, invites him to Pakistan

During the meeting, Imran Khan also invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Pakistan.

Pic Courtesy: @MEAIndia

New Delhi: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday.

At his request, Pakistan MP & Chairman of Tehreek-e-Insaf Party Imran Khan called on PM @narendramodi today. pic.twitter.com/Dn9nRthmEk

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) December 11, 2015

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that both leaders welcomed the recent development in bilateral relations.

"They welcomed recent developments in bilateral relations & expressed hope that these would lead 2 closer cooperative ties between the 2 countries," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.

They welcomed recent developments in bil relations & expressed hope that these would lead 2 closer cooperative ties btween the 2 countries

— Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) December 11, 2015

During the meeting, Khan also invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Pakistan.

The meeting comes a couple of days after India and Pakistan decided to resume Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue to reduce tensions between the two nations on the sidelines of a conference on Afghanistan in Islamabad.

Khan is on a two-day visit to India during which he will attend a conference on India-Pakistan relations.

Recently, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during her two-day Pakistan visit, attended the Heart of Asia conference and held talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his adviser Sartaj Aziz, among others.