“I can confirm that I will be going to India on August 23,” Sartaj Aziz told a news conference.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi had, in their meeting at Ufa (Russia), agreed that a meeting of the National Security Advisers (NSAs) would be convened to “discuss all issues connected to terrorism”.

Since the meeting, however, a series of militant attacks and border skirmishes have poisoned the atmosphere.

Earlier during the month New Delhi had proposed a meeting of NSAs on Aug 23 for discussing the terrorist threat faced by India and Pakistan.