<br/>The External Affairs Minister S M Krishna is leaving on a three-day visit to Islamabad today to bridge the trust deficit between New Delhi and Islamabad. The agenda of talks is believed to have figured in the meeting of the cabinet committee on Security. Earlier, Mr. Krishna met the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to discuss the issues to be taken up during the talks. <br/><br/>Mr. Krishna earlier briefed the UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi on the visit. He also met the leaders of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mrs. Sushma Swaraj and the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Arun Jaiteley. The objective of the meeting was to keep the main opposition informed about New Delhi's peace efforts with Pakistan. Mr. S.M. Krishna is likely to explore ways of resuming substantive dialogue between India and Pakistan. The visit is in pursuance of the mandate given by the two Prime Ministers during their meeting at Thimphu in April, this year. <br/><br/>The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan had asked the foreign ministers and foreign secretaries of the two countries to work out the modalities of restoring trust and confidence in the relationship. AIR correspondent reports that this is the first visit by an External Affairs Minister to Pakistan since the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.