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179714
Tue, 05/03/2011 - 21:39
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India's demand for action against terrorists in Pak 'outdated'
Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, May 3 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday described
as "outdated" India's demand for action against the
perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks in the wake of the
killing of Osama bin Laden, with Foreign Secretary Salman
Bashir saying that such statements were not "helpful" for the
peace process.
"It is a familiar line (and) outdated. It is some part
of the old system repeating itself," Bashir told a news
conference here while responding to a question about India's
demand for action against terrorists believed to be holed up
in Pakistan, including those responsible for the Mumbai
incident.
"This line of thinking is mired in a mindset that is
neither realistic nor productive. Such statements are not very
helpful," he said, referring to the recent resumption of
dialogue between the two countries after a gap of over two
years.
Bashir said "good meetings" have been held between the
Home and Interior Secretaries and the Commerce Secretaries of
India and Pakistan and Islamabad was "talking of cooperation
at various levels".
"Nevertheless, Pakistan continues to approach such
issues with a spirit of confidence in itself," he said.
India suspended its peace process in the wake of the
assault on Mumbai, which was blamed on the Pakistan-based
Lashkar-e-Taeba and its front organisation, Jamaat-ud-Dawah.
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday noted
that bin Laden had been killed by US forces "deep inside
Pakistan" and said this underlined India's "concern that
terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary
in Pakistan".
"We believe that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror
attack, including the controllers and handlers of the
terrorists who actually carried out the attack, continue to be
sheltered in Pakistan," he said.
Chidambaram called on the Pakistan government to
arrest persons whose names have been handed over by India and
to provide voice samples of persons suspected of being the
controllers and handlers of the attackers.
Islamabad, May 3 (PTI) Pakistan on Tuesday described
as "outdated" India's demand for action against the
perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attacks in the wake of the
killing of Osama bin Laden, with Foreign Secretary Salman
Bashir saying that such statements were not "helpful" for the
peace process.
"It is a familiar line (and) outdated. It is some part
of the old system repeating itself," Bashir told a news
conference here while responding to a question about India's
demand for action against terrorists believed to be holed up
in Pakistan, including those responsible for the Mumbai
incident.
"This line of thinking is mired in a mindset that is
neither realistic nor productive. Such statements are not very
helpful," he said, referring to the recent resumption of
dialogue between the two countries after a gap of over two
years.
Bashir said "good meetings" have been held between the
Home and Interior Secretaries and the Commerce Secretaries of
India and Pakistan and Islamabad was "talking of cooperation
at various levels".
"Nevertheless, Pakistan continues to approach such
issues with a spirit of confidence in itself," he said.
India suspended its peace process in the wake of the
assault on Mumbai, which was blamed on the Pakistan-based
Lashkar-e-Taeba and its front organisation, Jamaat-ud-Dawah.
Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday noted
that bin Laden had been killed by US forces "deep inside
Pakistan" and said this underlined India's "concern that
terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary
in Pakistan".
"We believe that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror
attack, including the controllers and handlers of the
terrorists who actually carried out the attack, continue to be
sheltered in Pakistan," he said.
Chidambaram called on the Pakistan government to
arrest persons whose names have been handed over by India and
to provide voice samples of persons suspected of being the
controllers and handlers of the attackers.
