ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed disappointment. At the Indian response to his offer for peaceful dialogue between Islamabad and New Delhi.
The prime minister Khan used his Twitter account to respond to India’s decision to cancel a meeting between foreign ministers of Pakistan and India. On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York.
“Disappointed at the arrogant & negative response by India to my call for the resumption of the peace dialogue. However, all my life I have come across small men occupying big offices who do not have the vision to see the larger picture,” said Imran Khan.
India cancelled the meeting over the killing of three policemen in occupied Kashmir. And the release of postal stamps glorifying martyred Kashmiri freedom fighter Burhan Wani.
However, India did not provide further details about the alleged killings.
On Thursday, following a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan for the resumption of dialogues. New Delhi accepted that Foreign Ministers of two countries will meet in New York next week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session.
The meeting scheduled for September 27.
Reacting to Indian decision of cancellation of the meeting, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said. “It is regretful India did not respond in a positive manner.” He said he feels “surprised and disappointed.”
“It seems Indian politics is divided and preparing for next elections,” Qureshi also added.
“India has once again shown that it cares more about its own politics than regional peace and stability,” he added.
“We had given a positive signal and India too had hinted about negotiations,” he said, according to AFP.
Asked if Pakistan will approach India again for negotiations, he also said: “No, we wanted negotiations in a dignified way.”
Opposition leader in the Senate, Sherry Rehman took to Twitter, saying “running from talks won’t change the fact. That this time Indian repression in Kashmir has been noticed in a UN report.”