Kathmandu: Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected the use of a bulletproof car provided by rival India for next week's summit of South Asian leaders in Kathmandu, a Nepalese official said on Monday.
Mr Sharif "will be bringing his own car... all other vehicles for (visiting) heads of countries have come from India", said foreign ministry spokesman Khaga Nath Adhikari. "When the US president travels, he also brings his own car, it's not an issue," he told news agency AFP.
He denied the move was a snub specifically targeted at India, whose ties with Pakistan have worsened since October over some of the worst cross-border firing in years.
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit will see the leaders of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, India and Pakistan meet in Kathmandu on November 26 and 27.
Recent exchanges of fire across the border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, have killed at least 20 civilians and forced thousands to flee their homes.
Mr Sharif "will be bringing his own car... all other vehicles for (visiting) heads of countries have come from India", said foreign ministry spokesman Khaga Nath Adhikari. "When the US president travels, he also brings his own car, it's not an issue," he told news agency AFP.
He denied the move was a snub specifically targeted at India, whose ties with Pakistan have worsened since October over some of the worst cross-border firing in years.
Recent exchanges of fire across the border between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, have killed at least 20 civilians and forced thousands to flee their homes.
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