Qureshi was speaking to the media after an annual ministerial meeting of SAARC [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation] on the sidelines of the 73rd UNGA. The meeting was hosted and chaired by the foreign minister of Nepal and was attended by the foreign ministers of SAARC member states. When asked if he spoke to Sushma, Qureshi said the Indian minister left in the middle of the SAARC meeting. “The foreign minister emphasised that one country was holding the 1.7 billion people of South Asia hostage, while making vague statements and unsubstantiated, whimsical allegations. Reacting to the cancellation of talks, FM Qureshi said India had not responded positively to Pakistan’s invitation for dialogue.

Source: Pakistan Today September 28, 2018 09:33 UTC