Pakistan to talk with India on terrorism

Pakistan would soon discuss the issue of India's involvement in terror activities inside its geographical boundaries with New Delhi, Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Abdul Basit has said on Friday.

Reiterating that the security forces have recovered Indian weapons, maps, documents and ammunitions during search operations in South Waziristan, where the military is engaged in an intense battle with the Taliban, Basit blamed India for not taking Islamabad's commitments against terrorism seriously.

Except for India, the world had acknowledged Pakistan's sacrifices in eliminating terrorism from the region, he said.

“India is the only country that does not acknowledge our services in terror elimination. That is indeed unfortunate. India immediately starts blaming Pakistan whenever a terrorist attack happens on their soil,” The Daily Times quoted Basit, as saying.

Despite having information of alleged Indian involvement in fomenting unrest in Pakistan, Islamabad had remained cautious and waited for "concrete evidence" about the abetment of terrorists, he said.

This is the second in the last two days when Pakistan has raked up the issue of India's alleged hand in terror activities inside its territory.

On Friday, Pakistan Foreign Office had said that New Delhi must explain its role in promoting terrorism in the country.

Responding to Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao's remarks, the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson said: “India must explain its own conduct in sponsoring and abetting terrorism and militancy in our region.”