He said he took an "exceptional decision" to accept an invitation to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony but India did not respond to his peace overtures.

"Our desire for good neighbourly relations with India has not been reciprocated. India unilaterally called-off our bilateral dialogue process on a frivolous pretext," he said in a reference to India's cancellation of foreign secretary-level talks last year as the Pakistan high commissioner in New Delhi held consultations with Kashmiri separatists.