Pakistan has said it would consider issuing a visa to Bhagwant Mann, the chief minister of Indian Punjab, if he wishes to travel to Lahore for the World Punjabi Conference later this month.

Foreign Office spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan made the remarks at his weekly media briefing in Islamabad on Friday, in response to a question about Mann's possible visit. He said there was no bar on granting a visa and that the government would consider issuing one if the chief minister wished to visit the country.

Mann revealed on 23 October that he had been invited to attend the conference in Lahore, which opens on 27 November, and questioned whether he would be allowed to travel to Pakistan. The invitation came from Pakistani Punjabi poet Baba Bashir Husain Najmi, and Punjab's provincial minister for minorities, Ramesh Singh Arora, later formally invited Mann and the Punjab assembly to visit Pakistan, including Kartarpur Sahib and other Sikh holy sites.

Khan made clear that a Pakistani visa is only one half of the question. Whether Mann can actually travel depends on the Indian government, and the decision rests with New Delhi. A chief minister travelling abroad needs political clearance from India's Ministry of External Affairs, and a visit to Pakistan would also involve security agencies.

No official response from New Delhi had been reported as of Friday. The conference is scheduled to run from 27 to 29 November in Lahore. If Mann decides to go, he will first need to seek permission from the Centre, while Islamabad has said the visa itself will not be a problem. Pilgrim movement through the Kartarpur Corridor has been suspended since May 2025.

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