KASAB-INDOPAK 2 LST

"There is need for a lot of work to bridge the gap
between the two countries as there are misperceptions on both
sides," Qureshi said.
He described the differences with India on sharing
river waters as a serious issue.
"We are not ignorant about this issue. I understand
the importance of the water issue and it has a significant
effect on inter-provincial relations," he said.
"We have the Indus Waters Treaty with India and when
India violated the treaty, Pakistan pinpointed the violation
on Wullar barrage and even on the Kishanganga project and told
them that we are taking the issue for arbitration," he said.
However, he noted there is also wastage of water
within Pakistan that needs to be tackled.
Referring to the arrest of Pakistani-American Faisal
Shahzad for a failed car bomb attack in New York, Qureshi said
this was a "very serious issue" that was still being
investigated.
There is a need to avoid discussion on this sensitive
issue, he said.
"We are against terrorism in Pakistan or anywhere in
the world and we discourage it. Pakistan and the US are allies
in war against terror," he said.
Pakistan has conducted military operations against
militants in its own interest and for the "survival of its way
of life and not because of any pressure," he added.
"We do not want Talibanisation and are working to curb
the elements of extremism," he said. PTI