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Ostracise Pak., says Advani

New Delhi Dec. 1. A day after daring Pakistan for a fourth war, the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, today stepped up his offensive against Islamabad and asked the international community to ``ostracise terror states''.

Without directly referring to Pakistan, he said ``terrorist organisations are dangerous but terror states are far more dangerous. The international community should ostracise such terror states in the interest of democracy, civilisation and humanity''.

Addressing the 37th Raising Day parade of the Border Security Force at the force's Chhawla campus on the outskirts of the national capital, Mr. Advani said that though the neighbouring country had banned some terrorist outfits ``under international pressure'', it continued to provide protection and refuge to such elements.

Paying homage to 107 BSF jawans martyred during the year, most of them in Jammu and Kashmir fighting terrorism, he said Pakistan, having been defeated thrice in war and having realised it could never win a direct confrontation with India, had resorted to terrorism.

``Innocent civilians, women and children are being made targets. This poses a grave threat not only to the common man but also to democracy, civilisation and humanity. The earlier the world realises it, the better it would be for humanity,'' the Deputy Premier said.

Addressing an election rally in Bhuj town of Gujarat yesterday, Mr. Advani had dared Pakistan to fight a fourth direct war with India instead of engaging in proxy war targeting temples and innocent civilians. — PTI

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