India, June 4 -- In what can be termed a significant diplomatic setback for Islamabad, Malaysia reportedly refused to entertain Pakistan's last-minute request to sabotage the Indian diplomatic delegation's Kuala Lumpur visit.

Pakistani embassy urged Malaysian officials to cancel the Indian delegation's programmes led by JD(U) MP Sanjay Jha, but this did not work, and the delegation received full support, NDTV reported, quoting sources.

The concerned delegation comprised JP MPs Aparajita Sarangi, Brij Lal, Pradan Baruah and Hemang Joshi, Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee, CPM's John Brittas, Congress's Salman Khurshid and former diplomat Mohan Kumar.

According to the report, Pakistan lobbied local officials in Malaysia, invoking Islamic sol...