Minister Saira Afzal Tarar says visit doesn't appear feasible due to on-going tensions. PHOTO: REUTERS
India is hosting the biennial conference of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), the only global treaty to deter tobacco consumption. Delegates from around 180 countries are expected to attend.
Pakistan likely to attend regional moot in India
"It's a very important meeting on tobacco, but our visit doesn't appear feasible due to on-going tensions," Saira Afzal Tarar, Pakistan's State Minister of Health Sciences Regulation and Coordination, told Reuters.
India's foreign ministry could not immediately be reached for comment.
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