Indian Congress urges pressure on Pakistan: Peace process
HYDERABAD (India), Jan 22: India’s ruling Congress party said on Sunday it was committed to making peace with the Pakistan and urged the government to put pressure on Islamabad to curb anti-Indian militants. A two-year peace process between the neighbours has been buffeted by Pakistan’s impatience over the pace of conflict resolution and India’s charge that Islamabad continues to support guerillas fighting its rule in Kashmir.
“Congress continues to have serious concerns about ‘terrorist infrastructure’ in Pakistan,” the party said in a draft resolution at a party convention held here.
“Pakistan must now dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism completely to fulfil its solemn commitment,” it said.
Although militant violence may have reduced in numbers since the neighbours launched moves to make peace it had not reduced in intensity, it said.
“It (Congress) urges the government to press President Pervez Musharraf to deliver on his promise that Pakistan would not allow its territory to be used against India,” the resolution said.—Reuters
