India deeply concerned over Lahore attack

New Delhi, Mar 30 (PTI) India Monday expressed deep
concern over the terrorist attack in Lahore, but refused to
draw a parallel between the incident and the Mumbai attacks.

"We are deeply concerned. We condemn these terrorist
attacks. We condemn all terrorist attacks," Indian Home
Minister P Chidambaram told reporters when asked to comment on
terrorists storming a police training centre near Lahore.

He said New Delhi offers sympathy to the government and
the people of Pakistan.

Asked whether he saw any parallel between the Lahore
incident and the Mumbai attacks, he said there could be no
parallel.

"But, the commonality is these are terrorist attacks.
The difference is that in Mumbai the source of terrorist
attack was Pakistani soil. In the case of (Lahore) attack we
do not know who is behind it," he said.

Condemning the deadly attack, Minister of State for
External Affairs Anand Sharma said the incident showed that
the terror infrastructure in Pakistan was growing.

Pakistan will have to continue dismantling the terror
infrastructure on its soil which is a threat to several
countries, he said. PTI