Author: PTI
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: April 12, 2009
http://www.dailypioneer.com/169066/ISI-being-restructured-and-cleansed-Qureshi.html
Taking "a very serious" view of
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks that Pakistan-based Taliban were a
"serious threat" and were trying to interfere with the Indian election
process, Islamabad has asked New Delhi to share "any specific information"
in this regard.
It summoned the Acting High Commissioner of
India Manpreet Vohra last night to convey that Pakistan wanted the government
of India to share with it "any specific information" available with
New Delhi which had prompted such a statement by Singh, the Foreign Office
spokesman here said.
In a statement, the spokesman said Pakistan
took "a very serious view" of the Prime Minister's remarks during
a public interaction in New Delhi on Friday.
It noted that Singh had "expressed the
apprehension about a possible terrorist attack in India during the forthcoming
Lok Sabha elections from the Pakistan territory".
"It has been Pakistan's consistent position
that countering terrorism requires pragmatic cooperation," the statement
said.
Prime Minister Singh had said that the Taliban
were a "serious threat" and terrorists were trying to interfere
with the election process.
He also said the dialogue process with Pakistan
would not resume till Islamabad showed sincerity in prosecuting the perpetrators
of the Mumbai attacks.against terror.
