NEW DELHI – Indian government has denied permission to Pakistan highcommissioner Sohail Mahmood to visit Kolkata.
Both sides were quiet on why Mahmood was prevented from visiting WestBengal. Both Indian and Pakistan high commissioners are required to seekapproval from local authorities for any visit outside the capital.
This development came around the time Indian officials were raising withPakistan the issue of delay in supply of gas to India’s newly constructedresidential complex in Islamabad.
Sources said that the issue had been raised with the Pakistan highcommission and with MoFA in Islamabad.