India walks out of SCO meet after Pak official projects ‘fictitious map’

India on Tuesday walked out of a assembly of the nationwide protection advisors of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries in protest soon after the Pakistani consultant used a “fictitious” map demonstrating Indian territories as part of Pakistan.

“This was in blatant disregard to the advisory by the host from it and in violation of the norms of the assembly. After session with the host, the Indian side remaining the assembly in protest at that juncture,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava mentioned.

The assembly was chaired by Russia.

“As was to be predicted, Pakistan then went on to present a deceptive look at of this assembly,” he mentioned responding to a query on the problem.

Govt sources mentioned the Pakistani motion was “blatant violation” of the SCO constitution and from all its set up norms of safeguarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of SCO member states.