Author: PTI
Publication: The Times of India
Date: July 12, 2006
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1742469.cms
India on Wednesday described as "appalling"
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri's statement which sought
to link the blatant and inhuman bomb blasts in Mumbai to the so called lack
of resolution of disputes between the two countries.
New Delhi asked Islamabad to take urgent steps
to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism existing in territories controlled
by Pakistan and act in the spirit of the Joint Statement reached between the
two countries on January 6, 2004.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Navtej
Sarna said "no cause" could justify killing of innocent people.
Reacting to remarks attributed to Kasuri, who is currently in the US, Sarna
said, "We find it appalling that Foreign Minister Kasuri should seek
to link the blatant and inhuman act of terrorism against innocent men, women
and children to so called lack of resolution of disputes between India and
Pakistan".
Kasuri has said the "best way" of
dealing with extremism in South Asia is to tackle "real issue" of
Jammu and
Kashmir.
Noting that not much progress has been made
on Kashmir problem, he said "incremental approach is good but now we
must
tackle real issues. And this is the best way of tackling extremism in South
Asia".
Sarna said Kasuri's remarks "appeared
to suggest that Pakistan will cooperate with India against the scourge of
cross border terrorism only if so called disputes are resolved". "Terrorism
cannot be tolerated on any ground whatsover and no cause justifies murder
of innocent people," he said. The spokesman hoped Pakistan rejects such
linkage and "joins hand with India to defeat the forces of terrorism
based on ideology of extremism and violence".
