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Cautious PM avoids mention of PoK camps

Cautious PM avoids mention of PoK camps

Author: Sandhya Sharma
Publication: The Pioneer
Date: May 3, 2011
URL: http://www.dailypioneer.com/336005/Cautious-PM-avoids-mention-of-PoK-camps.html

New Delhi reacted to the killing of Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden to underscore the fact that Pakistan was safe haven for terrorists, though Prime Minister Manmohan Singh refrained from making any direct reference to the shelter provided by the neighbours to India's wanted terrorist or the terror camp operating in PoK.

The PM's 'cautious' reaction was in sharp contrast to remarks by foreign minister SM Krishna and Home minister P Chidambaram who described Pakistan as hub of terror and called for international action against the terror sanctuaries flourishing across the border.

Terming Osama's killing a "historic development and victorious milestone in the global war against the forces of terrorism", Foreign Minister SM Krishna called on a joint effort to eliminate safe havens provided to terrorists within Pakistan.

"The world must not let down its united effort to overcome terrorism and eliminate the safe havens and sanctuaries that have been provided to terrorists in our own neighbourhood. The struggle must continue unabated," Krishna said in a statement.

P Chidambram said the presence of Osama in Pakistan has exposed the duplicity of Pakistan's war against terrorism and has strongly pointed to the world that deadly terrorists still find safe haven in Pakistan.

"This fact underlines our concern that terrorists belonging to different organisations find sanctuary in Pakistan," Home Minister P Chidambaram said in an official statement.

"We take note with grave concern that part of the statement in which President Obama said that the fire fight in which Osama Bin Laden was killed, took place in Abbotabad 'deep inside Pakistan'."

On the other hand, the PM welcomed the development calling it a "significant step forward and hope that it will deal a decisive blow to Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups."

India has called "the international community and Pakistan in particular" to work comprehensively to end the activities of all such groups who threaten civilised behaviour and kill innocent men, women and children. "We once again call upon the Government of Pakistan to arrest the persons whose names have been handed over to the Interior Minister of Pakistan', as well as provide voice samples of certain persons who are suspected to be among the controllers and handlers of the terrorists," Chidambram said.

"After the September 11, 2001, terror attack, the US had a reason to seek bin Laden and bring him and his accomplices to justice," Chidambram said.



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