KARACHI: Tripartite talks on Kashmir be­­t­ween the UN Representative, Sir Owen Dix­on, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr Lia­quat Ali Khan, and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the Bharati Prime Minister, will begin in New Delhi on Thursday [July 20], it was authoritatively learned … yesterday [July 15] evening. Mr Liaquat Ali Khan, will leave Karachi for New Delhi on Thursday morning. He is expe­c­­ted to be accompanied by Mr Mushtaq Ah­­mad Gurmani, Minister for Kashmir Affa­irs, and the Secretary-General, Mr Moham­mad Ali. Sir Owen Dixon, is arriving in Kara­chi from New Delhi on Monday, to hold dis­­­cussions with the Prime Minister. Mr Gur­m­a­­ni and the Foreign Minister, Chaudhri Moh­a­m­mad Zafrullah Khan, are likely to be present. …

APP adds: The conference is understood to have been convened by the United Nations Representative … [who] will present his proposals for the de-militarisation of … Jammu and Kashmir. … Mr Liaquat Ali Khan and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, will also hold separate discussions in New Delhi. … — Dawn Staff Correspondent

[Meanwhile, as per a Press note,] the Government of Pakistan have decided that in future the Pakistan Independence Day should be described as “Pakistan Day”… .

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2025