NEW DELHI: India may boycott the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Islamabad next month to protest Pakistan’s decision not to extend invitation to speaker of the Srinagar-based assembly for the meeting, Times of India said on Friday.

It did not quote a source but said Lok Sabha Speaker Sum­itra Mahajan and speakers of all other state assemblies have been invited to the conference. The 61st Commonwealth Parlia­mentary Conference will be held in Islamabad from Sept 30 to Oct 8.

India has taken strong objection to Pakistan’s move not to invite the speaker of the Srinagar-based assembly, the paper said.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2015

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