Pak not to attend Asian ministerial conference on disaster

October 27, 2016 19:27

Amidst the ongoing hostilities with India, Pakistan will not send it representative to the Asian ministerial conference on disaster risk reduction to be held in New Delhi early next month.

Pakistan has conveyed its inability to send its Minister for Disaster Risk Reduction for the Asian conference to be held on November 3-5, a senior home ministry official said.

No reason for Pakistan's non participation in the event has been specified but the ongoing hostilities between India and Pakistan could be the prime reason for Islamabad's non- participation in the conference to be held in New Delhi.

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