Gilani has invited some political leaders to attend the conference to discuss the strategy to deal with the situation, a spokesman for the prime minister said.
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Firefighters douse a blaze at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008 |
Gilani was due to attend the Clinton Global Initiative summit on Dec. 2-3 but his spokesman said that he would instead deal with Indian allegations that terrorists who killed over 100 people in its financial hub came from Pakistan.
Gilani was holding consultations with military and political leaders and would send a special assistant to take his place at the conference, he said.
The Mumbai attacks have heightened tension between Pakistan and Indian as several Indian leaders have claimed that elements in Pakistan are behind the attacks.
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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi speaks during a news conference at the foreign ministry in Islamabad November 29, 2008. Tension between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India is serious after the assault on the Indian city of Mumbai and both countries must act to defuse it, Qureshi said on Saturday. |
Leaders in Pakistan have condemned the Mumbai attacks and pledged action against any group found to be involved, saying that any increase in India-Pakistan tensions would be a victory for the extremists.