TIL Desk/National/New Delhi-Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gautam Bambawale told that “a final decision” on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Pakistan for November’s SAARC summit was still awaited. The comments come after the envoy’s remarks in Karachi on Monday indicated that India had confirmed Mr. Modi’s visit.
Clarifying his comments reported in Pakistani media, Mr. Bambawale said, “We have accepted the date (for the PM’s visit for SAARC summit) but (I) also said that a final decision is still to be made.”Following the comments in Karachi, a senior official source here told, “There has been no decision regarding Prime Minister Modi’s visit as of now,” indicating that Mr. Bambawale might have revealed an official decision prematurely.
In a clarification, a senior MEA source told that India has not changed its position on the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SAARC summit scheduled to be held in Islamabad in November this year in the last one month. The comments came in response to remarks made by Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Gauam Bambawale on Monday that the Prime Minister was ‘looking forward’ to the visit.
