ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan will stand by India in the difficult times after the Mumbai terrorist attacks and would like to offer India full cooperation in the probe of the incident, the foreign office said in a statement on Saturday.
Addressing a news conference here, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Pakistani government was unanimous in condemnation of the barbaric acts of terrorism and offered condolences to the government of India and the bereaved families.
Pakistan is prepared to offer unconditional support and assistance to unearth who was behind this attack, Qureshi said adding that Pakistani government attached the great importance to the friendly and good neighborly relations with India. Qureshi clarified that India had not blamed the Pakistani government for involvement in the incident. He also urged Indian media to act responsibly, with a clear reference to some Indian media reports pointing fingers at Pakistan for the attacks in Mumbai.
Qureshi said that no evidence had been offered to Pakistan by India. Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, when talking to CNN-IBN TV on Saturday, said Pakistan would take quick action in front of the world if any evidence indicated the involvement of any individual or group in any part of Pakistan.
Pakistan may relocate 100,000 army personnel to border
Pakistan may relocate around 100,000 military personnel from its restive border area with Afghanistan if there is an escalation in tension with India,which has hinted at the involvement of Pakistani elements in the Mumbai carnage, a media report said today.
Private channel Geo News reported that Pakistan's military and intelligence sources told a select group of journalists today that NATO and American command had been told
that Islamabad [Images] would be forced to relocate its military from the borders with Afghanistan if there is escalation in tension with India, where nearly 200 people were killed in the multiple terror attacks on the Indian financial capital.
India: Mumbai Gunmen were Pakistani
India's deputy home minister has said that all the gunmen behind the Mumbai attacks that left nearly 200 people dead were from Pakistan.
“The terrorists who have been killed in these encounters in Mumbai in the last few days were of Pakistani origin," Shakeel Ahmad told the BBC in an interview on Monday.
Islamabad has rejected Indian accusations that openly blamed Pakistani-based 'elements' of involvement in the terror attacks, citing lack of concrete evidence and warning New Delhi against 'over-reaction'.
...The minister also shrugged off Islamabad's fury over the allegations, stressing that he was “not saying that it is sponsored by the Pakistan government," but Pakistan has become a base for anti-India activities."
