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Pak can't guarantee against repeat of 26/11: Gilani | While the United States has stressed that any more 26/11 like attacks on India originating from Pakistani soil would test its patience, the Pakistan government has said
that it can not guarantee repeat of the ghastly terror attacks which rocked India's financial capital. Sources said Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told visiting
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates that Pakistan itself is witnessing frequent
terror attacks, and that it can not promise that Mumbai type attacks can not be
carried out in future again. "Pakistan is itself facing Mumbai-like attacks almost
every other day and when we cannot protect our own citizens, how can we guarantee
that there wouldn't be any more terrorist hits in India," Gilani said. Linking
the terror attacks with the Kashmir issue, Gilani told Gates that the best way
to prevent such ghastly terror acts is to de-link the peace process from action
against extremists. During his meeting with Gates, Gilani criticised New Delhi
for its obstinate attitude, saying that as long as India held the peace process
hostage to progress on terrorism, forward movement in normalisation of ties was
unlikely, The Dawn reported. "Pakistan is committed to peace in the region and
in this context has been making sincere efforts to resume Composite Dialogue with
India, but the response from the other side has not been encouraging. Relations
between India and Pakistan should not become hostage to the activities of terrorists,"
sources privy to the meeting quoted Gilani, as saying. In is pertinent to mention
here that Gates, during his recent India visit, had said that any more Mumbai
type attacks on India could probably trigger a war between both the neighbouring
countries. Gates said that it was unlikely that New Delhi would show the same
restraint shown after 26 November 2008 if attacked again.
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