Expressing concern on the shocking revelations made by David
Headley implicating the ISI with 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Jammu and
Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has urged the Central government
not to suspend the composite dialogue with Pakistan.
“Violence is no option. And, therefore, any sort of knee-jerk reaction
where we suspend any dialogue or talks (with Pakistan) will only be
counter-productive for India,” Abdullah told reporters here.
Omar Abdullah wanted India to take diplomatically the linkages between
the ISI and Headley case going on in the United States of America.
He said: ” What I don’t recommend is any sort of knee jerk reaction
that we have seen in the past because there is no alterative to
dialogue with Pakistan. So, while I would obviously expect that such
things should be taken up diplomatically, I don’t believe that should
be at the cost of any sort of dialogue.”
Abdullah was answering questions on links between ISI, LeT and David
Headley in engineering the 26/11 Mumbai attack as brought out by
Headley’s testimony of the trial of 26/11 in a Chicago court.
Headley’s trial comes at a time of growing discord in the United States
about Pakistan’s commitment in fighting extremism, after the al Qaeda
chief Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. Special Forces in a compound
near Islamabad.
Meanwhile, Abdullah confirmed reports that nearly 30-40 militants had
entered India from across the border, aided by the speedy melting of
the snow in the upper reaches of the India-Pakistan Line of Control.
“There are credible inputs about successful infiltration attempts by about 30 to 40 militants,” he added. (ANI)
