Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, left, holds talks with her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2012. The foreign ministers of Russia and Pakistan insisted on Thursday that the ties between their countries are strengthening, despite grousing in the Pakistani media about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to cancel a visit to Islamabad. <AP Photo/B.K. Bangash>
Photo released by Pakistan’s Press Information Department (PID) on Oct. 4, 2012, shows Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) shakes hands with Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar prior to a meeting in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. <Xinhua Photo/PID>
