| V K Malhotra, spokesman of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, part of the ruling coalition, said MPs pushed Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the prime minister, to "adopt a pro-active and hot pursuit policy to destroy terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The government should take steps similar to the ones adopted by the US in Afghanistan," he said. Mr Vajpayee refused to comment on whether his government was contemplating such measures against Pakistan. |