Islamabad:
Pakistan has hit out at External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's reported remarks that any repeat of 26/11 type attacks will have serious repercussions on bilateral ties.
Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit called it an "an immature statement."
Basit also claimed that the Mumbai attacks would not have happened without local support and that Krishna should "understand the realities" and avoid such statements.
Krishna's reported remarks came in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's statement that his country could not guarantee that there would be no further attacks in India.
Earlier, US defence secretary Robert Gates had said India's patience would be "limited" if a 26/11-type attack was repeated.
Basit insisted that no country has been "as sincere as Pakistan" in the fight against terrorism as it was a "real victim" of the menace.
Pakistan would not be scared by any threat, the spokesman was quoted as saying by state-run APP news agency.
India's response has been "lethargic" and "not positive" despite all the cooperation from Pakistan, he said.
The "deadlock between the two countries would only be beneficial for non-state actors," he said, adding both countries are nuclear powers and "to think about war is equal to suicide". (With PTI inputs)
Pakistan's foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit called it an "an immature statement."
Basit also claimed that the Mumbai attacks would not have happened without local support and that Krishna should "understand the realities" and avoid such statements.
Krishna's reported remarks came in response to Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's statement that his country could not guarantee that there would be no further attacks in India.
Earlier, US defence secretary Robert Gates had said India's patience would be "limited" if a 26/11-type attack was repeated.
Basit insisted that no country has been "as sincere as Pakistan" in the fight against terrorism as it was a "real victim" of the menace.
Pakistan would not be scared by any threat, the spokesman was quoted as saying by state-run APP news agency.
India's response has been "lethargic" and "not positive" despite all the cooperation from Pakistan, he said.
The "deadlock between the two countries would only be beneficial for non-state actors," he said, adding both countries are nuclear powers and "to think about war is equal to suicide". (With PTI inputs)
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