Bangladesh Boycotts Saarc Summit

Terming Pakistan a "defeated force", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamabad's protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the SAARC Summit.

Within hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirming he will not attend a regional SAARC summit in Pakistan, three other countries have opted out of the November session, which will have to be re-located. The boycott is a big thrust in India's campaign to globally isolate Pakistan after terrorists from across the border crossed into Kashmir earl...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel in November to Pakistan to attend the regional SAARC summit, said the government today, blaming "cross-border terror attacks" for creating an environment that is "not conducive" for the meeting of the eight-nation group.

Terming Pakistan a "defeated force", Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Islamabad's protests over recent execution of a 1971 war crimes convict prompted Bangladesh to pull out of the SAARC Summit.

Within hours of Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirming he will not attend a regional SAARC summit in Pakistan, three other countries have opted out of the November session, which will have to be re-located. The boycott is a big thrust in India's campaign to globally isolate Pakistan after terrorists from across the border crossed into Kashmir earl...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel in November to Pakistan to attend the regional SAARC summit, said the government today, blaming "cross-border terror attacks" for creating an environment that is "not conducive" for the meeting of the eight-nation group.