No ultimatum given to Pakistan: Pranab

Koderma (Jharkhand), Dec 28 (PTI) Calling for
demolition of terror camps operating on Pakistani soil, India
Sunday reminded the neighbouring country of its commitment not
to allow terrorist activities, but said no ultimatum has been
given to Islamabad to act.

Stating that Pakistan had made a commitment that it
would not allow its territory to be used for terrorist
activities, External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee asked
Islamabad to take steps and demolish terrorist camps there.

Denying any ultimatum being set for Pakistan to act,
he said, "no ultimatum was set. There is no question of any
ultimatum. Nobody has set any ultimatum."

Asserting that India would share whatever information
Pakistan required once investigations were over, Mukherjee
said Pakistan should admit that the terrorists involved in the
Mumbai terrorist attack came from there.

"If all these things are done, then there is no
problem at all," he said.

He said "not once, but twice Pakistan had made a
commitment. Once by Musharraf and now by President Zardari.
Where is the commitment? Where is the action against
terrorists?" Mukherjee asked.

"We have evidence and gave the names, not once but ten
times. Pakistan had earlier accepted that the perpetrators of
Mumbai attack emanated from there. But now they are
contradicting it," Mukherjee said here.

Regretting Pakistan's U-turn on Maulana Masood Azhar's
arrest, he said "the Pakistan defence minister had earlier
said that the Jaish chief was under house arrest.

"Now some others say he is not in Pakistan. who is
telling the truth? It is Pakistan which has to tell that,"
Mukherjee said.

Stating that he had spoken to the foreign ministers of
the US, Saudi Arabia and China, the minister said "merely
creating war hysteria without taking any action would not
serve any purpose." PTI