Will Pakistan apologize to Bangladesh? PAK Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reached Dhaka, India’s growth

Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar has reached Bangladesh on a three -day visit. Pakistan has described this tour as “historic” because after more than a decade, a Foreign Minister of Pakistan has gone to Bangladesh. Earlier, Hina Rabbani Khar visited Dhaka in 2012. There is a discussion about this tour whether Pakistan will apologize for its role in the 1971 liberation struggle.

Why was the tour averted earlier
Ishaq Dar was going to Dhaka in April, but Pahalgam After the attack, the tour was postponed due to increasing tension of India. Now on Saturday (August 23, 2025), he reached Dhaka in the afternoon, where he was welcomed from many political parties.

Meeting political parties
After reaching Dhaka, Dar met Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said that Dar appreciated the “reformist thinking and vision of social justice” of NCP leaders and emphasized more dialogue between the youth.

The NCP said after the meeting that it is necessary to resolve the 1971 issue to carry forward the relationship. Jamaat-e-Islami also demanded to resolve unresolved issues soon. No statement came from BNP yet, but Dar’s meeting with party president Khaleda Jia is scheduled on Sunday evening.

1971 issue again in discussion
It remains a big question in Bangladesh whether Pakistan will apologize for its role in the 1971 war. Foreign Affairs advisor Tauheed Hussain tried to contact this, but he did not get available. The Dhaka-Islamabad relationship was cold during the former Awami League government. However, the situation has started changing after the change of power last year and now high -level meetings are being held.

Recent tours link
Prior to Ishaq Dar, Pakistan Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan also reached Bangladesh and met the leaders there. Analysts believe that these visits will lead to new political pace in the relationship between the two countries.

Opinion of experts
Former ambassador M. Humayun Kabir says that this level of trips bring pace in relationships and give a chance to negotiate every issue. He said – “Pakistan will have to take responsibility for the massacre of 1971 and it will have to be accepted publicly.” In the meeting of Foreign Secretary level on April 17, Bangladesh again raised the issue of compensation and apology.

It was told that dues of $ 4.32 billion were demanded from Pakistan, but Pakistan did not mention any unresolved issue in its statement. Former Ambassador Rashid Ahmed Chaudhary believes that real progress in relationships is not possible without apologizing for the 1971 massacre.

New agreements and MoUs
Six agreements and MoUs are ready between the two countries. These include issues such as ending visas for government and diplomatic passport holders and formulating shared strategies on business.

India and international eyesight
According to BBC Hindi, analyst Leela Jansito says that India is keeping a close watch on this tour. He said that relations between India and Pakistan are not good and there was a conflict between the two countries in May. In such a situation, India is worried about Pakistan Bangladesh.

American analyst Michael Kugalman described it as a huge Bhurajnical event of South Asia. He says that during the 15 -year tenure of the Hasina government, the relationship between the two countries was almost stalled. Now a new beginning is happening, but its effect will be clear only after the Bangladesh elections in February. Kugalman believes that if the next government is formed under the leadership of BNP, it will try to improve relations with India, although the challenges will remain.

India’s increased tension!
Since 1971, India has been continuously supporting Bangladesh in every field. Ever since Sheikh Hasina has been removed from the post of Prime Minister and Mohammad Yunus has become the head of the interim government, Pakistan has got a chance and has been busy increasing the closeness with Bangladesh. In such a situation, when Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has reached Dhaka, India is also keeping an eye on it because Mohammad Yunus is constantly taking such decisions which are not in the interest of India.