Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit said on Tuesday that extremist elements within India don’t want improvement in relations between the two countries.
“Extremist elements in India also disrupted a scheduled meeting between heads of cricket boards of the two countries,” the envoy said, on a television programme, Radio Pakistan reported.
“Pakistan wants to address all issues, including terrorism and Kashmir, through dialogue.” he further said.
He regretted violent incidents are on the rise in Maharashtra State. He said attacks of extremist Hindus on Muslims in India are a cause of concern.
Basit’s remarks come a day after activists of India’s Shiv Sena political group stormed the headquarters of the Board of Control for Cricket India (BCCI). They disrupted the meeting between Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Shaharyar Khan and BCCI chief Shashank Manohar regarding a bilateral series for December this year.
The series of violent protests against Pakistani nationals comes at a time when relations between Islamabad and New Delhi are at their lowest point in recent years.
