NEW DELHI: Pakistan has called off the meeting of the Indo-Pak business forum later this month in Delhi on “security grounds”, fearing that its high-profile business delegates could be targeted by right-wing groups. Officially, the Nawaz Sharif government has asked for a postponement for now, with fresh dates yet to be finalised, people aware of the matter told ET.Pakistan’s security concerns stem from recent protests by Shiv Sena and other rightwing groups against its artistes and, of late, chairman of its cricket board Shahryar Khan, said a Pakistan High Commission official, requesting not to be named.The business forum, which was to meet from November 30 to December 2, comprises 15 prominent business leaders from both countries.The forum is headed by Hero Moto-Corp’s Sunil Kant Munjal on the Indian side and Nestle’s Syed Yawar Ali from the Pakistani side. This was to be the sixth meeting of the forum set up in 2012 by both governments to expand bilateral business ties.The decision to call off the meeting comes in the backdrop of Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit ’s remark on Wednesday to the Federation of Indian Export Organisations that “economic ties are bound to hit snags perennially in an unpredictable political environment”.While neither side wanted to get drawn into making a public comment, government officials said that Pakistan has been gradually trying to build on a “perceived narrative of intolerance” as a response to India’s diplomatic offensive on its lack of action against India-specific terror groups.Pakistan, on the other hand, believes that the Indian government is making it difficult to progress on any bilateral agenda by repeatedly taking the hard line. India’s recent decision against holding the Indo-Pak cricket series in the United Arab Emirates got Pakistan quite worked up since cricket boards on both sides had a written understanding.While this quarrel is still on, Pakistan has extended an invitation to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to attend a regional conference on Afghanistan , which the Pakistan side feels is a gesture to show its willingness to take on board an Indian view on the future of Afghanistan. India, however, is yet to confirm Swaraj’s participation.On cricket, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is said to be willing to work out a compensation amount per match if Pakistan agrees to hold its home series on Indian soil. The Pakistan Cricket Board, on the other hand, has asked India to consider alternative countries as venue.