Dismantling terror setup in Pakistan’s interest, says India

By IANS
Sunday, April 5, 2009

NEW DELHI - Amid a wave of terror blasts in Pakistan, India Sunday said dismantling terrorist infrastructure was in Islamabad’s own ‘interest’.

‘We want development and peace in neighbourhood for stability. It is in the interest of Pakistan and international community to dismantle terror infrastructure,’ External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here.

Mukherjee said India wants peace and development in the neighbourhood. He was reacting to the recent spate of terror bombings in Pakistan.

In the latest attack, at least 22 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shia mosque in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

On Saturday, a suicide bomber targeted paramilitary troops deployed in Islamabad’s upmarket neighbourhood where several embassies, UN offices and residences of foreign diplomats are located. Eight soldiers and a civilian died and 12 other people were injured.

Welcoming the introduction of a bill in the US Congress to give financial aid to Pakistan with certain conditions, Mukherjee said: ‘Any effort by the international community to ensure that Pakistan fulfils its international obligations is welcome.’

According to the bill, Pakistan should stop giving assistance to terror groups across the border to become eligible to get financial assistance.
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Sikander Hayat
April 5, 2009: 5:37 pm

Another day, another bomb, another atrocity committed in the name of Islam by those who believe that apart from them all other Muslims are “kafirs”as today”s attack was perpetrated on a religious place for Shia community.
Once again it will be agonising to listen to right wing Mullahs and their following in general public who still think that this is the reaction for America”s war in Afghanistan. Please wake up from your deep slumber and at least say that this is bad. If Pakistan needs something today very badly, that is the consensus on what we are faced with. This consensus has eluded us so far but with any luck there will come a point where the “thakedars” of Islam will take notice of the mounting piles of dead and say that what is happening to our country is wrong.
I believe that this is the main problem with the Pakistani counter terror activities that many of the own countrymen believe that this is not our war. I know that India’s RAW is paying these so called Jihadists to wreak havoc in Pakistan and to support such people who are in the payroll of our enemies is a crime in itself.
I would like to ask the readers of this site to comment on this issue today. When will the general public and some of our politician say that this is our war and we have to fight it?

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