Indus Valley civilisation: New Delhi rejects Pakistan's claim
India's culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said Pakistan came into existence about 80 years ago, questioning its claim to the Indus Valley civilisation, before a Delhi forum on Nov 20-22.
India's culture minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says Pakistan came into existence around 80 years ago.
He says Pakistan cannot appropriate the Indus Valley civilisation and asks whether it existed at that time.
The first SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum is set for Delhi from November 20 to 22, at the Purana Quila complex.
Fifteen countries have confirmed attendance, while Pakistan had not yet responded to the invitation.