Islamabad, June 23: Terming their visit as a great success for promoting peace and people to people contacts, members of the Indian Parliamentary delegation today said they were intrigued by the total lack of response from the Pakistan government to their visit. "There is no doubt the response is overwhelming. We have been treated with utmost respect, love and affection. People have gone out of the way to extend the hand of friendship," noted journalist and delegation leader Kuldip Nayyar said while interacting with the Indian media here along with other members of the team. However, we are surprised over the steady silence from Pakistan government to the visit, he said "There is no direct or indirect message from government of Pakistan. We are not aware what is their agenda is. Seven of US from different political parties came from India and they have deliberately kept away," he said.
The "official silence," Nayyar said, is more confounding as Pakistan foreign minister, Khurshid Muhmood Kasuri, whom he personally knew for so long did not call up to say hello.
"Kasuri treated me so well when I was here few months ago. This time he did not even call me, why, I can not understand," he said.

However, the delegation, which left for Karachi today from where they would return home, was happy that acting president of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Sumroo hosted an official dinner. "But there is no interaction".
Bureau Report