22 January 2004	Thursday	29 Ziqa'ad 1424

NEW DELHI Jan 21: Indian Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh has called off his proposed visit to Lahore citing the union government's "negative attitude" towards his foreign visit.

"Upset over the negative attitude regarding the clearance of his foreign visits by the Union government, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, has finally dropped his (plan) visit to Lahore, scheduled in the last week of this month," confirmed a news report carried by Indian daily The Tribune.

He was to attend the World Punjabi Conference in Lahore scheduled to start from Jan 29. "There would be no time left for preparations to visit Lahore as permission has not yet been granted," said the report quoted an official as saying. "If permission had been granted by now, the chief minister would have definitely gone to Pakistan", added the officer.-APP