Lok Sabha elections 2019: "Madam - I am running behind you for the last 46 years. I am no longer a 19-year-old. Please, I am also running out of breath. Thank you," he added.
In his letter, the Punjab CM has expressed his desire to ensure the opening up of Kartarpur corridor before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, begins next year.
Swaraj's next leg of visit would be to Kuwait with which India has close and friendly bilateral relations.
Akbar, a former journalist, stepped down on Wednesday in the face of mounting pressure following a spate of allegations of sexual harassment against him by several women journalists.
Swaraj was in Tajikistan's capital to attend a two-day conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)'s Council of Heads of Government (CHG).
Referring to the BJP's criticism of him for questioning Swaraj's UN speech, Tharoor said he felt a "bit rich" to be criticised by the ruling party.
"One can fully appreciate and welcome some of the things that Sushma ji said, but some other things were actually disappointing," Tharoor said.
India gives a hard-hitting response to Pakistan at UNGA
Earlier in his address at the UNGA, Qureshi said; "Pakistan continues to face terrorism financed and orchestrated by India - shall never forget the mass murder of more than 150 children in a Peshawar School, the terrible Mastung attack and others that have links with terrorists supported by India".
In a hard-hitting retort to Pakistan, Sushma Swaraj said India has made several efforts to have talks and the only reason they have stopped is because of Pakistan's behaviour.
Sushma Swaraj at UNGA 2018: 'Pakistan glorifies killers, it refuses to see blood of innocents'
Dismissing Pakistan's accusation of sabotaging dialogue process, Sushma Swaraj said that Pakistan was responsible for obstructing the process every time India took a step forward.
"Our neighbouring nation is not only skilled in spreading terrorism, but has also gained expertise in refusing their deeds," Swaraj said at UNGA.
On Friday, speaking at the SAARC meeting on the sidelines of UNGA, Swaraj said that an environment of peace and security in South Asia is essential for cooperation and economic development.
His remarks comes a day after Sushma Swaraj had refused to interact with him at the South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ministerial meeting and left after delivering her speech without staying on for his address.
Swaraj, who addressed the UNGA session last year as well, reached New York last Saturday and participated in several bilateral and multilateral meetings on the sidelines of the UNGA including the SAARC and BRICS.
Swaraj said the five-member grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa was started a decade ago to change the status quo in international organisations and correct distortions in multilateralism.
After making her statement in the SAARC meet, Sushma Swaraj left the venue and did not wait for Pakistan's Foreign Minister Qureshi to present his statement.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's remarks came at the 9th IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) Trilateral Ministerial Commission meeting held Thursday on the sidelines of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
The Trump administration had last month announced that after carefully reviewing the issue it has decided not to make additional contributions to the United Nation Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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