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India's evidence of Pakistan's role in cross border terror strong

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

New Delhi, July 29, IRNA
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Objecting to certain comments made by US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher after the Mumbai bomb blasts, India has said the evidence with it about Pakistan's role in cross-border terrorism was 'stronger' than what Washington had after the September 11, 2001 attacks.

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan said Pakistan-based terrorist group Lashker-e-Toiba had international influence and it was important for the US to understand its 'ramifications'.

"Boucher did not talk to anyone of us. (But) he has made a statement," PTI report said here on Saturday quoting Narayanan "If he (Boucher) wished to have information, we are willing to talk to whoever is wanting to know the facts. He has not fallen into that category as of now," the NSA said.

Boucher had said that nobody has clinching evidence to pinpoint the perpetrators of the wave of deadly attacks in Mumbai.

"The evidence ... As far as who they were, who was responsible -- I don't think we've seen a lot yet .... I think we need to be led by the evidence before we start trying to draw conclusions and make policy pronouncements on it," the US official had said.

Narayanan said the government has proof of how terrorism is controlled from Pakistan and in this regard mentioned the arrest of two foreign nationals in the aftermath of July 11 Mumbai blasts in which around 200 people were killed and more than 700 injured.

The NSA said, "What (evidence) we have is stronger than what the US had (against Taliban) after 9/11" which prompted America to launch a war on Afghanistan.

Contending that LeT is an integral part of Al-Qaeda, and in 'some parts ever bigger', Narayanan said the Pakistan-based terror outfit has linkages in many countries including Europe and Asia.

"LeT has many connections. So the US has to pay special attention and not treat it as India-only issue," he said, hoping that New Delhi would be able to convince Washington in this regard.

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