April 7, 2003	Monday	Safar 4, 1424

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NEW DELHI, April 6: Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha has described Pakistan as a “fit case” for an Iraqi style military action by the US “because it has weapons of mass destruction, sheltered terrorists and lacked democracy”.

“It is a fit case,” Mr Sinha told the Hindustan Times in an interview published on Sunday when asked whether Pakistan deserved action similar to that against Iraq.

Mr Sinha said he would not oppose such action against Pakistan, but added “...whether they will is up to them. We can’t go to someone and ask them to attack another country.

“We will keep pointing out the activities of Pakistan and in them the role of the army, the drug business centred in Pakistan ... and how people in (Azad Kashmir) are repressed and trampled on,” he said.

A couple of days back, Mr Sinha told AFP in an interview that India had a case for launching airstrikes against Pakistan.—AFP