New Delhi: India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has refused to visit Pakistan on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti on November 28, saying that that while he still wanted to visit Pakistan, this was not the right time to embark on it.
According to Indian media reports, In a letter written to Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari, Singh recalled how he had always told Pakistani leaders that he wanted to visit the country.
Thanking Zardari for his invitation, Singh said it was not conducive for him to visit Pakistan at the time mentioned by the president in his invite.
Keeping hopes still alive for the much awaited trip, though, Singh said in his letter that he still wanted to visit Pakistan and carry forward ties between the two nations.
He also said the two sides will continue to look for the right opportunity for his visit to Pakistan. Considering the narrow window, as an official put it, ahead of elections in Pakistan, it is now clear that the visit will not take place even early next year.
Sources said Singh did not attach any pre-condition for his visit to Pakistan. There was no mention of the Mumbai attacks or the delay, as alleged by India, in bringing the guilty to justice through the ongoing trial in Pakistan. They said it also had nothing to do with the hanging of Kasab.
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