“We are not involved in troop building along the borders”, sources from the defense ministry said.  “We had no plans for a military action, but we want a combination of executive action and judicial process against terrorist elements like the Lashker-e-Toiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawah since both is linked to Mumbai attacks”, he added. 

The High Commissioner Satyabrata Pal was attending in a meeting with the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Salman Bashir in Islamabad when the said message came up. Manpreet Vohra, the Deputy High Commissioner was also present in the said meeting.

On their part, Pakistan says that any strike by India in response to the attacks on Mumbai shall be considered as an “act of war”.  

There was “no reason for the war hysteria” that is witnessed in Pakistan, was the response of Indian officials.  They made it amply clear that New Delhi had no such plans for military attack on Pakistan. 

“Words and commitments were not adequate in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks, which were just a symptom of the longer problem of terrorists operating from the Pakistani soil”, they commented.  “There is a need for firm action against such elements.  We don’t see the shutting down of terrorist camps.  Armed militants with guns are still moving around and terrorist camps are still operational”, said the Indian officials. 

Shutting down terrorist camps and placing a clamp on the terrorist activities originating from Pakistani soil, especially in the Pakistani occupied Kashmir requires executive action on the part of the Pakistani regime. Action taken in this line will be compliance to the UN Security Council resolution seeking action against militant and terrorist groups.

Mohammad Sadiq, the Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman said that there was need for India taking steps to defuse tensions.  They are reportedly waiting for India’s response to their proposal for dealing with the fallout of Mumbai incident. 

India, however, is waiting for more action by Pakistani authorities against the militants before proceeding with response to such proposals, defense sources informs.

In the meanwhile the Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said that Pakistan will not initiate face-off with India but is prepared to defend itself from aggression on the occasion of the first anniversary of the murder of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. 

It is however difficult to believe that such stand taken by Pakistan would be appreciated either by India or a critical world as the country is time and again falling short of its commitment of combating and erasing terrorist elements.