India on Tuesday announced it will not attend the Saarc Summit in Islamabad in November, sharply escalating its attack on Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism. The move came against the backdrop of a spike in tensions between India and Pakistan over the terror attack on an army camp at Uri that killed 18 soldiers. India pulls out of SAARC Summit in Islamabad pic.twitter.com/jabKoaBegJ — Vikas Swarup (@MEAIndia) September 27, 2016Swarup added, “We also understand that some other Saarc member states have also conveyed their reservation about attending the Islamabad summit in November 2016.”He said India would be unable to participate in the summit in the “prevailing circumstances”. Several Saarc summits in the past have been delayed or cancelled because of difference between India and Pakistan. Read | PM Modi hits out at Pakistan, says India won’t forget Uri attack

Source: Hindustan Times September 27, 2016 15:45 UTC