India has other priorities than dialogue with Pakistan, says Qureshi after India calls off meeting

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Friday said India has “priorities other than dialogue” and alleged that there is a group in New Delhi that does not want talks to happen, after New Delhi called off a meeting between him and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in New York, according to a media report.India cited the “brutal” killing of three policemen in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the release of postal stamps “glorifying” Kashmiri militant Burhan Wani for cancelling the meeting between Swaraj and Qureshi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this month.

The Express Tribune quoted Qureshi as saying that India has not responded positively to Pakistan’s invitation for dialogue.

“It seems that India is already preparing for its elections due in the country next year,” he said. “Pakistan had asked for the talks in the larger interest of the region,” he said.