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Amid row with India, Pakistan cancels Commonwealth meet

Amid row with India, Pakistan cancels Commonwealth meet

Rediff.com20 Aug 2015

Pakistan on Wednesday announced that it will not host next month's Commonwealth Parliamentary Union meeting amid a row with India over its refusal to invite the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the conference.

India to boycott Speakers' meet in Pak if Jammu and Kashmir not invited

India to boycott Speakers' meet in Pak if Jammu and Kashmir not invited

Rediff.com7 Aug 2015

India will boycott a Commonwealth parliamentary union meeting in Islamabad next month in protest against Pakistan not inviting the Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir assembly, a decision that comes in the midst of tensions over two terror attacks in Punjab and the Valley.

India seeks shifting of Commonwealth meet from Islamabad

India seeks shifting of Commonwealth meet from Islamabad

Rediff.com11 Aug 2015

India also called for immediate resolution of the matter and ensure invitation to the J&K Speaker, saying otherwise India will boycott the annual conference in Islamabad.