Dialogue is the only solution to the Kashmir problem

"Pakistan should show more action on Mumbai terror attack before the dialogue process starts. Pakistan Prime Minister has been saying for long time that Kashmir is a core issue and he will continue saying this in future as well," Mr Abdullah, president of National Conference told reporters.

However, he said he firmly believed that dialogue was the only solution to the Kashmir problem and was hopeful that the Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who will visit Moscow soon.

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"These elements are out to indulge in agitations to draw political mileage at the cost of states' interests."

"Some separatist and other elements in Kashmir and some parties in Jammu are hand in glove. They disturbed peace in the state last year and are trying to do the same now,"


Earlier, he told reporters that these forces were trying to distrub tranquillity and peace when tourist arrival to the state is high. "It's at this particular period that they rake up the issues."

About Pakistan raking up the Kashmir issue recently he said, "It is not something new as Pakistan has always been raking up this issue whenever it was facing internal problems."

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Declaring his government's 'zero tolerance' for terror, the Prime Minister said the government can deal with the menace of terrorism "aided and abetted from abroad".

"I expect the government of Pakistan to take strong, effective and sustained action to prevent the use of their territory for the commission of acts of terrorism in India, or against Indian interests, and use every means at their disposal to bring to justice those who have committed these crimes in the past, including the attack on Mumbai," Dr. Singh said.

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He urged India to avoid imposing any conditions for resuming the composite dialogue, pointing out that Pakistan is itself a victim of terrorism and had condemned terrorist attacks in India.

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The incident on Saturday indicated a swing in the national mood toward a more anti-Taliban stance _ a shift that comes as suicide attacks have surged and the pakimilitary wages an offensive in the Swat Valley.

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The Hindu News Update Service