Foreign ministry spokespersons of both countries did not immediately respond to requests for comment on media reports that Zardari had been invited to the SCO foreign ministers’ meeting to be held in Goa.
The SCO consists of China, India, Russia, Pakistan and four Central Asian states.
According to the Indian Express newspaper, the invitation was given by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad.
If Pakistan accepts, Zardari will be its first foreign minister to visit India after a gap of nearly 12 years.
Pakistan and India have fought three wars since independence from British rule in 1947. The divided Himalayan region of Kashmir was the root cause of those two wars.
India has accused Pakistan of fomenting decades of insurgency in the mostly Muslim part of Kashmir under its control. Pakistan denies India’s allegation.
