Home Minister Rajnath Singh will call on Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday but no bilateral talks will be held between him and his Pakistani counterpart Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
Rajnath reached Pakistan on Wednesday to attend the SAARC Interior Ministers' conference where he is expected to raise the issue of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, designated as global terrorist, and cross border terrorism.
Rajnath has been accorded tight security amid threats from Lashker-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen terror groups against his visit. Despite tight security, around 100 people gathered outside the hotel shouting anti-India slogans and protested against Singh's visit.
LeT founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin had warned of a nationwide protest if Singh arrives in Islamabad to attend the SAARC ministerial conference which would be inaugurated by Sharif.
Before leaving for Islamabad to attend the day-long SAARC Home Ministers' Conference, Singh said he was "looking forward to underscore the imperative of meaningful cooperation within the region against terrorism and organised crime."
India has been demanding handing over of Dawood, who has been designated as a global terrorist by the anti-terror body of the United Nations, for running an organised crime syndicate from Pakistan.
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