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Pakistani establishment cautious, careful about talks outcome with Chidambaram | The Pakistani establishment is looking cautiously into the progress made in relations with India and planning to move
carefully as the two countries head towards normalization of relations following the Home Ministers level talks. "The parlays between Rehman Malik and P Chidamabarm,
declared successful at the level of satisfaction by both the governments, brought
some new breakthroughs which are unprecedented but two sides will wait to act
on the pledges to see that the trust is developing indeed," said a top official
of Ministry of Interior. "Although we have announced the cooperation between the
civilian intelligence agencies of two nations and Pakistan has ensured to act
against the Mumbai attacks culprits but it does not mean that we will start getting
advice from India or they would follow our directives, instead we will see how
this cooperation works and what we can mutually get out of it against terrorism,"
the official who has his role in the policy implementation said on the condition
of keeping his comments anonymous. "It is not that India is the only victim of
the terrorism but we have suffered the most in the recent years, this cooperation
is in the benefit of both the nations but it will take time to start," he said.
He said that Pakistan has received the latest dossier about the Mumbai attacks,
which also contains information linked to David Coleman Headley and handed over
it to the intelligence officials who are measuring the new information. "India
has also sought a mechanism which can ensure that there would be no future terrorist
attack but no one can ensure it," he said adding that giving the guarantee that
there would be no future terrorist attack in India or Pakistan will mean that
the former attacks in two countries are linked with each other. "They have expressed
fear that some groups are still planning future attacks in India particularly
in the reference with the upcoming commonwealth games in October this year and
we have assured them that Pakistan will stand against any act of terror. "Our
stance is clear, we are against terrorism and will condemn it wherever it happens.
We are working to stop terrorists using our land and will do everything to make
it possible either it is against India or any other country," the official said.
Meanwhile, a source in a top intelligence agency said that Pakistan will not move
ahead if India fails to respond. "Look, this is reciprocal. We will not move an
inch if they don't act according to our needs, this is two ways traffic," he said.
He said that there are two opinions even inside the government and one quarter
of the decision makers demand clear guarantees from India. "We have also handed
over some evidences regarding the involvement of Indians in Balochistan and FATA
and need some type of assurance that they will stop interfering in our areas,"
he said. The experts also believe that none of the two countries will move on
the pledges before getting a clear-cut assurance that the other partner is sincere
in the effort. "It seems from the recent talks that both countries have moved
forward and buried their past. But only actions will show that how practical these
steps are," said Imtiaz Gul, a senior security analyst and Executive Director
of Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS). "As long as the mistrust remains
it is very difficult to act together. The outcome of these talks will depend on
the removal of mistrust. The translation of these pledges into actions and steps
is a key for such level of mechanism and cooperation," he said. |
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