Gilani says Pak doesn't want war

Islamabad, Dec 29 (PTI) Amid strains in ties with India over the Mumbai attacks, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Monday voiced his opposition to war and vowed not to allow his country's soil to be used for terrorism.

"We have never wanted war with anybody... We also want
our soil should not be used for terrorism. If our soil is
used, NATO forces (based in Afghanistan) will get a chance to
react," Gilani said.

Describing Pakistan as a responsible and peaceful nuclear
state, he said the country wanted good relations with its
neighbours.

"We don't want any parallel government in the country and
don't want the writ of the government be challenged," he said
at the campus of the National University of Science and
Technology here, without elaborating who he was referring to.

Gilani's comments follow reports that Pakistan is
diverting troops from its restive northwest region bordering
Afghanistan, where they are engaged in fighting al-Qaeda and
Taliban militants, for possible redeployment on the Indian
border. PTI RAI
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