*ISLAMABAD: Indian High Commission in Islamabad has announced not to attendthe Pakistan Day parade in Islamabad on March 23.*
The high commission in a statement said that no representative of theIndian mission will attend any government ceremony tomorrow (Saturday).
Pakistan as host country invited the Indian diplomats according to thediplomatic tradition to witness the Pakistan Day parade here.
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Muhammad will be the guest of honourat Pakistan Day parade tomorrow.
Indian defence attaché and senior diplomats had last year attended theparade on invitation of the Pakistan government.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Indian government also decided notto send any official representative to attend the Pakistan Day celebrationsscheduled to be held at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi today.
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According to Indian media reports, the New Delhi government decided not tosend its representatives due to Pakistan high commission’s invitation toHurriyat Conference leaders in the ceremony.
The development comes on the back of Pulwama attack in occupied Kashmir onFebruary 14, which killed more than 40 Indian CRPF personnel.
The sabre rattling by Indian government and violation of Pakistan’sairspace by Indian fighter jets On February 27, was resulted in dangerousescalation of tensions between the two countries. Pakistan Air Force (PAF)struck down two intruding Indian fighter jets and arrested one pilot, whoejected himself after being hit in the airspace of Pakistan in Azad Jammuand Kashmir — something that came as an unexpected setback for India.
