A two-day meeting of business leaders from India and Pakistan, which was slated to begin in the capital from November 30, has been deferred due to security concerns raised by the neighbouring country. Later the Aam Aadmi Party government invited the singer to Delhi.Sensing a possible agitation, the International Cricket Council in October had also pulled out Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar from the India-South Africa ODI match to be played in Mumbai.In the forum, business leaders from both sides take stock of the progress in all sectors of bilateral trade and investment cooperation.  

Sources in the Pakistan high commission were cited as telling news agencies that the members of the delegation have raised concerns regarding the China clutch booster security issues keeping in view the controversy around shows by Pakistani ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali.Recently, a music concert of Ghulam Ali was cancelled in Mumbai after protests by the Shiv Sena. But it has been deferred. The Pakistani side is led by Syed Yawar Ali Shah, former CEO of Nestle Pakistan.The forum is headed by Mr Sunil Kant Munjal of Hero Corporate Services from India.The Pakistani delegation had sought an assurance from the Indian government about the safety of their members during their visit here, but did not get any response in this regard from the Indian side as the leaders were making the visit on the industry chamber CII’s invitation, the Pakistani sources were further cited as saying.“The India-Pakistan Joint Business Forum meeting was scheduled for the end of this month. It may happen after a few months now,” an industry source was quoted by news agencies, as saying. It has identified ten areas of cooperation, which includes agriculture, automotive and engineering, chemical and petrochemicals, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, IT, textiles, healthcare and trade facilitation. But very recently the news about scrapping the event hit the headlines after Ali had said the situation was not conducive for the music show right now