India sad over Karachi terror attack

India on Monday expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the terror attack in Karachi and said vigil has to be stepped up in this country, for which an advisory has been issued to all States. Home Minister P. Chidambaram said at a press conference here when asked to comment on the attack in Pakistan, “I have described our neighbourhood as a troubled neighbourhood. This incident has once against pointed to that conclusion.”

The Home Minister said India was “not happy” about the incident that took place in Karachi. “In fact, we are sad that lives are lost. But that is today a troubled state.” Noting that any incident of terrorism in the region certainly must be viewed gravely, he said, “We must increase our vigil. Therefore we remain alert and we have alerted the states based on whatever intelligence we have.”

Intelligence inputs on Mullah Omar

When asked to comment on media reports regarding Taliban chief Mullah Omar’s death in Pakistan, Mr. Chidambaram said “Afghan authorities have disclosed that he was killed but there are contradictory versions. We will have to wait and see whether that report is correct.” He however said India had “some information” on the movements of Mullah Omar but that it was only information that had picked up.