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No ultimatum, says Pranab

Koderma (Jharkhand): External Affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday called for demolition of terror camps in Pakistan and reminded Islamabad of its commitment not to allow terrorist activities.

He, however, pointed out that no ultimatum was given to the neighbouring nation to act. “No ultimatum was set. There is no question of any ultimatum. Nobody has set any ultimatum,” he said here.

Asserting that India would share whatever information Pakistan required once investigations were over, he said Islamabad should admit that the terrorists involved in the Mumbai terror attacks came from there.

“If all these things are done, then there is no problem at all.”

Mr. Mukherjee said: “Not once, but twice Pakistan made a commitment. Once by Musharraf and now by President Zardari. Where is the commitment? Where is the action against terrorists?

“We have evidence and gave the names, not once but 10 times. Pakistan had earlier accepted that the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack emanated from there. But now they are contradicting it.”

Regretting Pakistan’s U-turn on Maulana Masood Azhar’s arrest, he said: “the Pakistan Defence Minister earlier said that the Jaish chief was under house arrest. “Now some others say he is not in Pakistan. Who is telling the truth? It is Pakistan which has to tell that.” — PTI

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