Jaishankar, Nepal FM, Pak speaker to attend funeral

India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Nepal foreign minister and Pakistan speaker will attend the janaza of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Dhaka on Wednesday at the funeral of former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia, said the External Affairs Ministry of India on Tuesday.

"The External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar will represent the Government and people of India at the funeral of Begum Khaleda Zia, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. He will accordingly visit Dhaka on 31 December 2025," the ministry said.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on a special flight on Wednesday morning to attend the janaza of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka said on Wednesday.

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