Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has expressed concern over Indian government’s decision for canceling the meeting of foreign ministers of two countries in New York next week.

The foreign minister in response to the decision of cancellation of meeting by India said that India has once again shown hesitation.

Qureshi said that a Prime Minister Imran Khan had invited India to resolve the issues by talk and has sent a positive message to India through letter.

He said that Indian leadership has shown lack of mental harmony.

“Pakistan wishes improvements in the region but looks like India has other Priorities,” he said, adding that India at first India also show willingness to hold dialogues like Pakistan, but regretted that India did not respond positively.

Earlier, today Indian government has called off the meeting of foreign ministers of Pakistan and India, which was scheduled in New York on the side lines of United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) later this month.

The spokesperson of Indian ministry of external affair Raveesh Kumar confirmed that India has canceled the meeting between Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj and will not go forward in this regard.

Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote a letter to his Indian counterpart and invited him to restart the dialogue between the two countries. The letter is believed to have been written in response to the Indian primer’s letter congratulating him for assuming office.

According to the media reports, PM Modi is his latter written on August 20 had called for a “meaning full and constructive” engagement between the two countries.

Dr Faisal in his tweet said “PM has responded to PM Modi in a positive spirit, reciprocating his sentiments. Let’s talk and resolve all issues. We await formal response from India.”