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| Action against JD not because of Indian pressure: Malik |
| 2008-12-14 |
| Action against Jamaatud Dawa is not being taken under Indian pressure, Interior Adviser Rehman Malik said on Saturday, adding that Pakistan being a member of the United Nations (UN) had to adhere to international norms. The interior adviser told a private TV channel if the action had not been taken against the group, the country would have been isolated internationally. "We are listening to the UN as a world forum. Otherwise we are not taking any dictation from abroad," Malik said. To a question, he said the people in India and Pakistan wanted peace and friendship, and were against terrorism. He said the Pakistani leadership had given a clear message of friendship to India by extending unconditional support in the investigation of the Mumbai terror attacks. The interior adviser said the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks wanted a war between the two countries. The Indian authorities should pass on to Pakistan any evidence they have, he said, adding: "Islamabad will look into it and take action according to the law of the land." He said anti-state elements fighting with security forces on the country's western borders wished to get the government's focus on the war against terrorism shifted to the eastern borders. |
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