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Pak not doing enough to stop incursions: US

Pak not doing enough to stop incursions: US

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Publication: The Economic Times
Date: January 31, 2003

Introduction: World Media points to Islamabad's links with North Korea, Taliban
 
Pakistan is still not doing enough to halt incursions by Islamic militants across the line of control into Jammu and Kashmir, a US official said. 'It is not being stopped, and this is the main concern," said a state department official on condition of anonymity yesterday, after Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri met secretary of state Colin Powell.

The official said that it was important for Pakistan to drastically cut down on the incursions, branded by India as evidence of state-sponsored terrorism, before winter weather lifted and made crossing the LoC easier. "There is some going on despite the fact that it is very difficult, it becomes much easier once the snow goes out of the passes,' the official said.

Militant traffic into Jammu and Kashmir was significantly stemmed last year, in line with promises by President Pervez Musharraf, following US pressure which eased Indo-Pakistani tensions, said the official.

'It was very, very noticeable, the numbers went way down,' said the official, suggesting that incursions had crept back up following a lack of counter concessions by India.

'They did expect a positive reaction, in the absence of that, the numbers have gone back up." - Agencies
 


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