* NEW Delhi: India frustrated over Pakistan for Raising Occupied Kashmirlockdown at SAARC Forum.*
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations on Sundayvowed to jointly combat coronavirus as Prime Minister Narendra Modiproposed an emergency fund with an initial offer of USD 10 million fromIndia and asserted that the region can best respond to the pandemic bycoming together and not growing apart.
The underlying message of the video conference was conveyed by PM Modi andothers.
Pakistan raise Kashmir issue, calling for the immediate lifting of the”lockdown” there to allow disease containment measures.
Government sources said Pakistan’s attempt to “politicise” a humanitarianissue by its “unwarranted” statement on Kashmir during the video conferenceon coronavirus reflected “very poorly” on it.by Taboolalink:Sponsored Linkslink:.linkECG Ready Smartwatch Takes Pakistan By StormG7 Smart Watchlink
Read Top Stories
Apart from PM Modi, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, MaldivianPresident Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli,Bhutanese premier Lotay Tshering, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Special Assistant to Pakistani PrimeMinister on Health Zafar Mirza, participated in the video conference.
In his opening remarks, PM Modi said India’s guiding mantra to deal withthe virus was “prepare, but don’t panic.
