TENSION ESCALATES

India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh decided to pull out of the event The SAARC Charter states that the conference is postponed should any member state decline to participate Nepal, the current chair of SAARC, is mulling recommending either a change in venue or a postponement of the summit According to a report by Pakistan's Geo TV, Pakistan said that the SAARC secretariat has not yet said anything officially about postponement of the conference