Pak can't guarantee no repeat of 26/11 in India: Gilani to US

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Jan 22 (PTI) Pakistan, which is experiencing
"Mumbai-like attacks almost every other day", cannot guarantee
there will not be a repeat of the 26/11 strikes in India,
Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has told the US.

"Pakistan is itself facing Mumbai-like attacks almost
every other day and when we cannot protect our own citizens,
how can we guarantee that there wouldn't be any more terrorist
hits in India," Gilani was quoted by a source in the media
here as having told visiting US Secretary of Defence Robert
Gates on Thursday.
Gilani said the best safeguard against such incidents is
delinking the bilateral peace process from action against
terrorism.
'The Dawn' newspaper reported that the Pakistan Prime
Minister told Gates about steps taken against militant groups,
saying they had been outlawed and their network disrupted.
In an apparent reference to Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz
Muhammad Saeed, accused by India of masterminding the Mumbai
attacks, Gilani said his government could not prosecute anyone
without evidence.
He also sought "even-handedness" by the US in its
dealings with Pakistan and India, the daily reported.
An official statement issued by the Prime Minister's
office said Pakistan-India relations had figured in Gilani's
discussions with Gates but did not say whether the Premier had
said Islamabad could not guarantee there would not be more
Mumbai-like attacks. (More) PTI RHL
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