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U.S. intelligence reportedly has evidence of ISI ' s involvement in the [July] bombing of the Indian Embassy in Kabul. Is it true?
No, we have not had that intimation from the Americans. I totally deny that. We had nothing to do with the Kabul bombing. Again, these are nonstate actors.

Are you going to take any concrete steps to crack down on the Lashkar-e-Taiba?
Things have been done. One step is we have started combing the whole region for all nonstate actors and we have made certain arrests.

Do you think you can shut the LeT down?
We will not allow anybody to have the capability to perform such acts.

Or to train on Pakistani soil?
Nobody will be allowed to use Pakistan soil for any form of aggression toward any friend or foe.

Secretary Rice said that nonstate actors on your soil are still your responsibility.
Yes, definitely. I do not shrug away from that position. Anybody from my soil is my responsibility.

Over and over before, Pakistani leaders said they would do something about Lashkar and they never did.
That is not us.

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  • Posted By: Shah Rukh @ 12/30/2008 11:23:38 AM

    In the end there is no point in India and pakistan bickering and fighting constantly as we all are wasting our energies leading us to no where. It is in interest of both countries to stop wasting their time and energies fighting with each other and encourage cooperation, friendship , creating jobs, trade to make lives of our peoples better. Life is too short to waste in such kind of perpetual hatred.

  • Posted By: Shah Rukh @ 12/30/2008 11:16:56 AM

    ferozj makes sense. boforce is LOL. Religion is a personal matter like in America and other Western countries. I think in Pakistan it is religion which has enetered politics that has made the mess Pakistan is in right now. Hindoo activism in India - one can call it in many ways but mostly it is reactionary and their are some bad elemnts like narendra modi and few others that are using religion to gain political advantage. To a fair minded person what happened in gujarat was wrong. Wrong in what first muslims started and then hindoos did.
    But what happened in mumbai was completely wrong. When India has given evidence to Pakistan it is also in Pakistan's interets to close down those terror camps and also to hand over the terrorists brains behind mumbai terror attacks. Also Lashkar Janghvi is behind marriot bombings and also behind recent car terror attacks in lahore. Pakistani civilian government should be supported so it has full control over its military and isi. This religion based hatred should stop permanently.

  • Posted By: ferozej @ 12/30/2008 1:28:37 AM

    Shah Rukh finally you have seen how we are selves are suffering from the extremism brought about by years of conflict imposed upon both countries and the region by others be it the US, Soviets who ever. This scourge can only be tackled collectively and without prejudice and with keeping in mind whats best for both India and Pakistan. Collectively India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh can be an economic power house with 30 percent of the worlds population and talent in the region.

    We must begin with enhancing people to people contact which will automatically translate into economic and cultural comity between the people who essentially all come from the same background.

    Religion should be set aside as that is a personal issue between man and god.

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