Pakistan said its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks can "reach fruition" only with India's cooperation.
Pakistan on Saturday said its probe into the Mumbai terror attacks can "reach fruition" only with India's cooperation as the two countries should cooperate to root out terrorism from the region.
Foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, addressing "young leaders roundtable on security" in Munich, said Pakistan's probe into the Mumbai incident "can only reach fruition with Indian cooperation".
He claimed India's "belligerent" response to the attacks "unfortunately threw the Pakistan-India peace process back to square one".
"Democratic governments in Pakistan have always pursued a policy of friendly relations with India. We want to cooperate with New Delhi in rooting out terrorism from the region and to resolve all our differences including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir through dialogue," he said.
"Unfortunately India has refused to accept our sincere overtures and has started a vilification campaign against Pakistan, not realising that Mumbai was as much a blow to Pakistan as it was to India," he said.
Pakistan is expected to make public the report of its probe into the Mumbai attacks on Monday or Tuesday. It has also said it will not hand over to India any Pakistani nationals found to be involved in the attacks and will instead try them under the country's laws.
Qureshi listed the proposals Pakistan had made after the Mumbai incident to normalise ties, including an offer to conduct a joint investigations and to form a joint commission under the National Security Advisors of both countries.
Pakistan had also proposed to send a high-powered delegation to India to "establish trust and confidence". At the same time, it had begun its own investigation and "taken wide-ranging measures in closing down the offices of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, arresting their leaders and freezing their assets".
India, which has blamed Pakistan-based elements for planning and coordinating the Mumbai attacks, has said that the steps taken so far by Pakistan are not adequate. It has also accused the Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency of having a hand in the attacks.
Qureshi said the disruption of the Pakistan-India peace process is of "vital importance to the security of the world". The tensions between the two countries are also a "major impediment in the progress and prosperity of the down-trodden people of South Asia".
Among the challenges facing Pakistan, he said, are the security situation in Afghanistan, rise of extremism and terrorism, the weakening of state and democratic institutions, an ailing economy and the issue of nuclear proliferation.
Qureshi said that a planned military surge in Afghanistan should be accompanied by a "political and developmental surge".
A military surge in Afghanistan might also result in "a greater danger of the number of militants crossing over" into Pakistani territory and there should be more emphasis on border control, he added.
Pakistan will not allow its territory to be "used in furtherance of terrorism and we will not be daunted by their threat", Qureshi said.
Pakistan's capability to counter terrorism must be enhanced its sovereignty should not be violated, he added.
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