NEW DELHI : Pakistan is aiming to score narrow political points by attempting to bring India's initiatives to collectively fight the coronavirus pandemic in the South Asia region under the formal umbrella of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) grouping, two people familiar with the development said Thursday.

This follows Pakistan boycotting a video conference on 8 April with trade officials of the SAARC region on Wednesday to discuss ways to ensure trade within the grouping is not affected by the covid-19 outbreak.

In a statement, Pakistan’s foreign office had said such efforts would be effective only if spearheaded by the group's secretariat instead of India.

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