Elaborating his anti-India sentiments, Khan said he was the only cabinet minister who refused to go to Lahore in 1999 to receive then visiting Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Islamabad: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday defended a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian tycoon Sajjan Jindal, saying it was not an "unpatriotic" gesture on the part of the Pakistani leader.
Elaborating his anti-India sentiments, Khan said he was the only cabinet minister who refused to go to Lahore in 1999 to receive then visiting Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The meeting of Jindal earlier this week with Sharif has created storm as opposition and a slew of "experts" have been criticizing Sharif for hosting the Indian steel tycoon.
Jindal, who is said to be Sharif's and Narendra Modi s mutual friend and considered a sort of back-channel contact, briefly visited Pakistan on Wednesday.
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