He made the comments while talking to reporters in his hometown Multan on WednesdayPakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that there is no possibility of a diplomatic dialogue with India in the prevailing situation, according to a media report on Thursday. "There is no possibility of a backdoor or diplomatic dialogue with India in the prevailing situation...The circumstances are not suitable for any dialogue at the moment," Mr. Qureshi was quoted as saying by Dawn newspaper. Mr. Qureshi made the comments while talking to reporters in his hometown Multan on Wednesday, the paper said. Ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after a terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force base in 2016 by terror groups based in the neighbouring country. India has categorically told the international community that the scrapping of Article 370 was its internal matter.

Source: The Hindu December 24, 2020 07:40 UTC