Neighbouring leaders invited for swearing-in, Imran Khan left out

[Cyber_Security]

KARACHI: Pakistan has played down a decision by the Indian government not to invite Prime Minister Imran Khan to Thursday’s swearing-in ceremony of his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, saying India’s ‘internal politics’ did not permit him to extend an invitation.

“His [Modi’s] entire focus [during the election campaign] was on Pakistan-bashing. It was unwise to expect that he can get rid of this narrative [soon],” Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told a news channel in the evening.

Earlier, a Reuters report had said New Delhi would not invite PM Khan to Mr Modi’s oath-taking ceremony.

An Indian government statement said the leaders of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan — all members of the little-known Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation — had been invited to Modi’s swearing-in.


All nations from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which includes Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Maldives, were invited to the swearing-in ceremony for Mr Modi’s first term in 2014.


Then prime minister Nawaz Sharif had attended the event.


Speaking at a Geo News programme on Monday evening, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the Indian premier had congratulated Imran Khan after he won the general election last year and wrote a letter as well.


He said relations between countries were based on reciprocity and PM Khan had congratulated Mr Modi as a goodwill gesture.


He said a meeting for the sake of dialogue to find a solution to the Kashmir issue, as well as Siachen and Sir Creek disputes, would have been a significant measure instead of attending the swearing-in ceremony.

Qureshi makes light of no invitation for PM to Modi’s oath-taking

Prime Minister Imran Khan may meet the Indian PM at the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan next month.

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[insouciant]

First, he has only reciprocated Khan. Did Khan invite him to his oath-taking?

Second, Khan is attending OIC summit during those days! Do you think Modi's staff would make the mistake of inviting Khan to only receive denial from him and mocked by his public for it later?

 

[Citizen X]

And no one gives a Flying F__K. Besides Modi knows if IK is invited and if he attends, he will steal the show and modi will be like a fifth wheel in his own oath taking ceremony.

 

[First Strike]

Khan is not Nawaz Sharif who licked ass of modi. IK even didn’t bother to invite any government official from endia rather he invited Sidhu. Pakistan should have great relations with Khalistan

 

[sensible]

عمران خان نے مودی کو بلایا تھا؟ جو مودی نے عمران کو بلانا تھا

 

[Raja Farooq]

Who care about this bastard Modi killer of gujrati muslims only he wants only war with us kk let him goo israel and cia fully backing him khan came unexpected their favourite iz dumb and duffer Noora jis k opper k chamber khaly hyyy

 

[bigfoot]

 

[nasir77]

jis nay Modi kay yaar aur piar to jail main dala hai us ko kuan invite keray ga woh bhi...........

 

[mrPaki]

Seriously!! Who cares man.

 

[zoraym]

It is very childlike not to invite IK. Although this is the time when literate leaders of the world should boycott attending else new trend will be set for future generation. This is my opinion though i am sure its not going to happen.

 

[scholar]

یہ تو اور بھی اچھا ہو گیا ہے

 

[jimpack]

Again propaganda by Pakistanis. Full mirchi. Go and check properly, he has invited only BMISTEC country leaders. Why did you expect an invitation. Pakistan or Imran id a priority for Modi. Apni aukaat mein raho.