`Pak govt reluctant to plunge into war with Afghan militants`

Washington, Jan 25 (PTI) Suspicious of deepening ties
between India and the United States, Pakistan is reluctant to
plunge into war with Afghan militants and even high-profile
visits of US officials have failed to win over a military and
civilian establishment in Islamabad, a media report said.
The recent visit of US Defence Secretary Robert Gates
and US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan
Richard Holbrooke could not convince Pakistan to go ahead full
throat in its war against terrorism.
"One major obstacle, analysts said, is the close
relationship between the United States and India," The
Washington Post on Monday reported in its dispatch from
Islamabad.
"India-Pakistan relations are mired in mistrust, with
India suspecting Pakistan of colluding in a terrorist attack
in Mumbai in late 2008, and Pakistan suspecting that India
uses Afghanistan to launch anti-Pakistan subversion," it said.
The Post said that for some Pakistanis, the message of
support delivered by Gates and other recent visitors,
including special envoy Holbrooke, has been discredited by
similar US messages of support for India. MORE PTI