Pakistan pulls out of WTO meet in New Delhi

Pakistan pulls out of WTO meet in New DelhiBy IndiaToday

Pakistan has declined to attend World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi on March 19-20 over harassment caused to Pakistani diplomats in India.

According to Pakistani delegation, the country will not attend the WTO moot in New Delhi, as the country gives precedence to its sovereignty.

Pakistan's commerce minister Pervaiz Malik accepted the Indian invitation, but he will not attend now in protest over ten-day diplomatic escalation between India and Pakistan after the Pakistani diplomats and their families were harassed.

The WTO is a multilateral forum for trade discussions.

On March 15, Pakistan called back its High Commissioner to India for consultations in the wake of continuous harassment and bullying of its officials and their families in New Delhi.

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