Urdu, Punjabi diplomacy at work during Sushma Swaraj's Pakistan visit

MEA officials recount how Sushma Swaraj developed a personal rapport with PM Sharif’s family. The minister, who visited Sharif’s home in Islamabad, met his mother and the two ladies communicated in Urdu and Punjabi.

The Pak PM’s mother also sent her thanks for PM Modi for the shawl and wished Indo-Pak dialogue good luck. Sharif too was impressed with Swaraj’s Urdu and Punjabi.