*CAPTAIN OFFERS INDIA TALKS AND TRADE*

ISLAMABAD : In his first tweet on a foreign policy matter, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday invited India for a dialogue on all conflicts with an offer-

To improve trade for normalising Pakistan-India relations which have for very long been strained.

The  prime minister also came up with a statement  in defence of cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, his old-friend,who is being criticised in India for embracing Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and -

Sitting next to Azad Jammu and Kashmir President Masood Khan at the recent oath-taking ceremony of Mr. Khan in Islamabad.

Imran Khan, who became Pakistan's first prime minister to use  the social media platform to conduct diplomacy, tweeted :

''To move forward Pakistan and India must [engage in] dialogue and resolve their conflicts including Kashmir. The best way to alleviate poverty and uplift the people of the sub-continent is to resolve our differences through dialogue and start trading.''

Since its victory in the July 25 general election, the PTI has been highlighting the need for better relations with India for regional peace and prosperity.

The PM in his victory speech and later in his telephonic conversation with Indian Prime Minster Narendra Modi, even before assuming the PM office, called for better ties between the neighbouring countries.