India, Pak NSAs plan August meet

However, despite these very risky allegations there were no indications either in New Delhi or Islamabad that the bilateral dialogue between the two had been cancelled.The spokesman added that there was “concern” in Pakistan for a continuing tendency of India to cast blame on “Pakistan for any terrorist incident in India“. “Pakistan condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. In the Gurdaspur incident, blames were apportioned to Pakistan in the Indian media, even when the encounter with terrorists was still going on”.

Congress chief Ambika Soni on Thursday referred to as for a correct investigation into the Gurdaspur terror assault and requested India to take up the difficulty of terrorism with Pakistan. “To tackle terrorism, a cooperative approach is required”.

The Centre had yesterday asserted that the terrorists had infiltrated from Pakistan to carry out the strike.

“Home Minister’s provocative comments are a threat to the peace and security of the region”, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

“The preliminary analysis of Global Positioning System data indicated that the terrorists had infiltrated from Pakistan”, Singh said in a statement that was drowned out by jeers from the opposition benches.

Making a formal statement in the Rajya Sabha, the home minister said the central government was committed to rooting out terrorism from the country.

In a statement shorn of the nationalist rhetoric the ruling party is known for, Singh warned of a forceful response to any attempt to undermine India’s security, but did not specify what action was being taken after Monday’s attack.

Singh said that, in the past month alone, there had been five attempts by Pakistan-based militant groups to cross the border in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, part of a region claimed by both countries.

The government “has been and will remain resolute in this regard”, he said.

The spokesperson further said India and Pakistan are in touch regarding the dates for the meeting between their respective national security advisers. He expressed condolences and sympathies of the government and the people of Pakistan to the government and the people of India.