November 30, 2008	Sunday	Zilhaj 1, 1429

ISLAMABAD, Nov, 29: Pakistan’s security apparatus on Saturday warned of mounting tensions with India in days to come following Mumbai terror attacks.

Quoting the recent statements emanating from New Delhi, security officials termed the next 48 hours crucial to determine how the situation was going to unfold.

The security officials said Pakistan would wind up its “war on terror” on the western borders if the situation in the east spiralled out of control.

In a background briefing for journalists, the top security officials categorised the current state of Pakistan-India relations as tense.

“They (Indians) are taking the escalation level up at a very brisk pace,” a top security official said.

The officials went on to dub the situation as crisis-like and said Pakistan would pull out ‘all the troops’ currently deployed in the country’s northwest in case India deployed troops on the border with Pakistan.

They said that there were about 90,000 troops fighting militant groups in the tribal belt.

They said no clue had been found so far about involvement of any Pakistani entity in the Mumbai attacks.

“If Indians have any evidence they should share with us,” said a top security official.

The security officials said officially India had only conveyed that Mumbai attack conspiracy was hatched in Pakistan.