All means will be used to end terror coming from Pak: Pranab

New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) Describing the Mumbai attacks as
the "most gruesome" manifestation of terrorism, India Thursday
asserted that it will use all means at its command to put an
end to the cross-border scourge.

India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said
Mumbai was chosen as a target by Pakistani terrorists as they
wanted to hit India's business and corporate "vistas".

Terrorism poses multi-dimensional challenges and "the
Mumbai attack of 26/11 was only the most recent and the most
gruesome example of this scourge of terrorism that needs to be
tackled in a resolute manner," he said addressing a meeting of
corporate executives.

Quoting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said, "We will
spare no effort to deal with terrorist and insurgent groups
operating from neighbouring countries. We are determined to
put an end to terrorism sponsored from across the border with
all the means at our command."

Mukherjee, who also holds the finance portfolio, said
"The government is fully aware and seized of the fact that
security is not only of paramount importance in the life of
the nation but is also deeply intertwined to the running of
business in our country."

He said a large number of measures and significant steps
had been taken to strengthen the apparatus for dealing with
emerging challenges to national security. PTI SKU
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