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India virtually rules out Israel type action against Pakistan
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) India Saturday virtually ruled
out any Israel type action against Pakistan in the wake of
Mumbai terror attacks, saying the situation is not comparable.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, however,
maintained that "future course" will decide how India will
deal with Pakistan if the latter does not comply with its
demands about ending terrorism.
"I do not agree to that. Because this is totally wrong.
The situation is not at all comparable," he said when asked
whether Israeli type offensive against Hamas in Gaza Strip
could be an option for the Government against Pakistan.
"I have not gone and occupied any (of) Pakistan's land
which Israel has done (in Palestine). So, how the situation
can be comparable," Mukherjee asked during an interview to
CNN-IBN.
Maintaining that all options are still "open", he said
India expects Pakistan to act on the evidence linking elements
in the neighbouring country to Mumbai attacks.
"When I say all options are open, all options are open.
There is no need of picking up option a, option b, option c,
option d. No need of that. I am not responding to that. What I
am responding to is options are open," he said.
"We have not reached the end of the road. Pakistan, what
they have asked for, we have given them. We expect them to act
on it," Mukherjee said.
"If they do not act on it, then what follow up steps we
will take and in what space of time it will take place, future
course will decide," he said.
Asked about his assessment about who was in charge in
Pakistan, Mukherjee said India has no option but to deal with
the Government of the day in Pakistan.
"We shall have to deal only with the Government of the
day. Whether the Government of the day wields real power or
not it is not for me to look into that," Mukherjee said.
"It is not for me to judge. It is for the people of
Pakistan to judge, it is for the authorities in Pakistan to
judge," he said.
Asked to comment on sacking of Pakistan's National
Security Adviser (NSA) Mahmud Ali Durrani for confirming Ajmal
Kasab's Pakistani nationality, Mukherjee termed it as an
unfortunate situation.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked Durrani
on Wednesday after the NSA told the domestic and international
media that a preliminary investigation by Pakistan had
established that Kasab, the lone terrorist captured by India
during the Mumbai attacks, was a Pakistani national.
India had handed over a 69-page dossier to Pakistani
officials on its probe into the Mumbai attacks and the
evidence of involvement of Pakistani elements in the terror
strikes that claimed over 180 lives.
That document contained a list of "handlers" who are
based in Pakistan and were in touch with the terrorists during
the attacks in November 26 last year. P
out any Israel type action against Pakistan in the wake of
Mumbai terror attacks, saying the situation is not comparable.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, however,
maintained that "future course" will decide how India will
deal with Pakistan if the latter does not comply with its
demands about ending terrorism.
"I do not agree to that. Because this is totally wrong.
The situation is not at all comparable," he said when asked
whether Israeli type offensive against Hamas in Gaza Strip
could be an option for the Government against Pakistan.
"I have not gone and occupied any (of) Pakistan's land
which Israel has done (in Palestine). So, how the situation
can be comparable," Mukherjee asked during an interview to
CNN-IBN.
Maintaining that all options are still "open", he said
India expects Pakistan to act on the evidence linking elements
in the neighbouring country to Mumbai attacks.
"When I say all options are open, all options are open.
There is no need of picking up option a, option b, option c,
option d. No need of that. I am not responding to that. What I
am responding to is options are open," he said.
"We have not reached the end of the road. Pakistan, what
they have asked for, we have given them. We expect them to act
on it," Mukherjee said.
"If they do not act on it, then what follow up steps we
will take and in what space of time it will take place, future
course will decide," he said.
Asked about his assessment about who was in charge in
Pakistan, Mukherjee said India has no option but to deal with
the Government of the day in Pakistan.
"We shall have to deal only with the Government of the
day. Whether the Government of the day wields real power or
not it is not for me to look into that," Mukherjee said.
"It is not for me to judge. It is for the people of
Pakistan to judge, it is for the authorities in Pakistan to
judge," he said.
Asked to comment on sacking of Pakistan's National
Security Adviser (NSA) Mahmud Ali Durrani for confirming Ajmal
Kasab's Pakistani nationality, Mukherjee termed it as an
unfortunate situation.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani sacked Durrani
on Wednesday after the NSA told the domestic and international
media that a preliminary investigation by Pakistan had
established that Kasab, the lone terrorist captured by India
during the Mumbai attacks, was a Pakistani national.
India had handed over a 69-page dossier to Pakistani
officials on its probe into the Mumbai attacks and the
evidence of involvement of Pakistani elements in the terror
strikes that claimed over 180 lives.
That document contained a list of "handlers" who are
based in Pakistan and were in touch with the terrorists during
the attacks in November 26 last year. P
