Pakistan High Commission Gifts Basket of Mangoes to Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Iqra Hasan and 4 Other MPs: Reports

In a gesture of goodwill, the Pakistan High Commission has sent baskets of mangoes to several Indian Members of Parliament, as per the reports. According to the reports, recipients of the mangoes from the Pak High Commission include Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, and Samajwadi Party MPs Mohibbullah Nadvi, Zia Ur Rehman Barq, Afzal Ansari, Iqra Choudhary, and Kapil Sibal. The mango diplomacy is not new. During Eid 2015, the then Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had sent 10 kg of mangoes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other prominent leaders, including President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Bangladesh Unrest: Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Meets EAM S Jaishankar As Bangladesh Political and Social Crisis Escalates. 

Pakistan High Commission Gifts Basket of Mangoes to Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Others, Say Reports

Sources - Pakistan High Commission has sent cartons of mangoes to 7 Indian MPs:

Rahul Gandhi

Kapil Sibal

Shashi Tharoor

Mohibbullah Nadvi

Zia Ur Rehman Barg

Afzal Ansari

Iqra Hasan

— Vikas Bhadauria (@vikasbha) August 7, 2024

'Mango Diplomacy'

Reports of Pakistan High commission sending basket of mangoes to multiple Indian members of parliament including Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Samajwadi party MPs Mohibbullah Nadvi, Zia Ur Rehman Barq, Afzal Ansari, Iqra Choudhary and Kapil Sibal.

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