New Delhi: Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif assuring action against terror groups after talks with US President Barack Obama, India today said that it hoped that Islamabad would deliver on its promise.
A joint statement after PM Sharif and President Obama's meeting on Thursday had said: "The Prime Minister apprised the President about Pakistan's resolve to take effective action against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and its affiliates as per its international commitments and obligations under UN Security Council resolutions."
The Indian foreign ministry noted that for the first time, terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and the Haqqani network had been mentioned in a US-Pakistan joint statement.
The statement is being viewed as a sign of US pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terror groups operating on its soil, like the Lashkar whose members, including chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, have been charged with planning and executing the 26/11 attack in Mumbai. India has lodged repeated protests with Pakistan over the slow pace of trial, saying it has submitted enough evidence to prove that Lakhvi is responsible for its worst-ever terror attack.
"We've been very clear with the Pakistani government that in implementing that commitment, Pakistan must take action against all military groups without discriminating," Eric Schultz, White House Deputy Press Secretary, told reporters after the Obama-Sharif meeting.
Downplaying the mention of Kashmir in the US-Pakistan joint statement, the government said it has "always desired resolution of issues through dialogue. It's Pakistan that has used terror as a state policy."
The US-Pak statement had called for a "sustained and resilient dialogue process between the two neighbors aimed at resolving all outstanding territorial and other disputes, including Kashmir, through peaceful means and working together to address mutual concerns of India and Pakistan regarding terrorism."
A joint statement after PM Sharif and President Obama's meeting on Thursday had said: "The Prime Minister apprised the President about Pakistan's resolve to take effective action against United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Tayyiba and its affiliates as per its international commitments and obligations under UN Security Council resolutions."
The statement is being viewed as a sign of US pressure on Pakistan to crack down on terror groups operating on its soil, like the Lashkar whose members, including chief Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, have been charged with planning and executing the 26/11 attack in Mumbai. India has lodged repeated protests with Pakistan over the slow pace of trial, saying it has submitted enough evidence to prove that Lakhvi is responsible for its worst-ever terror attack.
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Downplaying the mention of Kashmir in the US-Pakistan joint statement, the government said it has "always desired resolution of issues through dialogue. It's Pakistan that has used terror as a state policy."
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