I hope the time comes when Pakistan will cease to be an election issue in India,” said Hussain.
 
Despite a lack of progress on territorial disputes, trade ties between India and Pakistan have significantly improved in recent years.

Last month saw Islamabad on the verge of granting New Delhi long-awaited trade concessions under Pakistan's international obligations, but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif withheld the decision at the last moment.
 
Advisor on foreign policy Aziz explained the reasons for delaying the decision to grant India trade concessions.
 
“It finalized just less than one month before the [Indian] elections.