A day after terror attack in Gurdaspur district, Panjab University (PU) on Tuesday called off an interactive session with High Commissioner of Pakistan Abdul Basit scheduled for July 30 in the wake of seven-day State mourning being observed throughout the country as a mark of respect to late former President APJ Abdul Kalam.
"In view of the period of national mourning and as a mark of respect to visionary former President of India, Bharat Ratna, APJ Abdul Kalam, the interactive meeting with the High Commissioner of Pakistan scheduled at Panjab University (PU) Campus on July 30 has been cancelled," PU Director, Public Relations Vineet Punia said here.
Basit was to hold interactive session with the faculty of Panjab University on July 30 at PU campus. Soon after the terror attack, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on
Monday had called off his meeting with Pakistan Envoy scheduled for July 29 in the wake of Gurdaspur attack.