Pakistan reiterates support to India on Pathankot incident
ISLAMABAD: A high-level meeting on Friday, presided over by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and attended by General Raheel Sharif, reviewed the regional situation and reiterated Pakistan's commitment to cooperate with India on Pathankot incident.
The country’s top civil and military leadership re-affirmed Pakistan’s strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, Radio Pakistan reported.
It reviewed the progress made on the information provided by India. Furthermore, it was decided to remain in touch with the Indian government in this regard.
During the meeting, it was reaffirmed that Pakistan is committed to eradicate the menace of terrorism from the region.
Know more: India scrambles to solve Pathankot riddle
The participants of the meeting made it clear that the people of Pakistan have evolved a political consensus for action against all terrorists and terrorist organisations without any distinction.
“They have resolved that no terrorist would be allowed to use Pakistan’s soil for committing terrorism anywhere in the world,” said a statement issued by PM House.
The meeting expressed the confidence that building on the goodwill generated by the recent high level contacts, the two countries would remain committed to a sustained, meaningful and comprehensive dialogue process.
India on Thursday said it is awaiting Pakistan’s response on the information provided related to the Pathankot incident, following which it will decide on the resumption of bilateral peace talks scheduled for later this month.
India's foreign ministry said Islamabad has been given actionable intelligence that those who planned the assault came from Pakistan.
Seven Indian security men and four suspected gunmen were killed during an assault, on Indian air base near the Pakistan border, which threatened to undermine the two countries' fragile peace process.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:24pm
Walk the talk, World will trust Pak on the basis of credible actions.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:39pm
A very welcome step of PM Sharif and Pakistan, India's pain can never be Pakistan's gain. One request to my Pakistani brothers please support this, we could show the world how much love we hold for each other.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:39pm
I was watching an Indian TV Channel, somebody was interviewing Police officer whose vehicle was snatched by the terrorists (when asked what language was terrorists were speaking. His answer was Punjabi. Urdu, Hindi. His answers looked suspicious. Pakistani authorities should interview him (Like interrogation).
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Jan 08, 2016 10:40pm
@Patriotic Indian "Walk the talk, World will trust Pak on the basis of credible actions" Calm down. It is in India's interest equally to maintain the talks and peace.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:40pm
It's good for Indo-Pak relations if seriously pursued. Absolutely walk the talk. The GOI has responded very responsibly to the incident and not gone for any Pak baiting. Now is the time PM Modi, PM Sharif and Gen Raheel all capable people to take on this issue and settle for ever. The generations will remember the trio for any breakthrough achievement.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:40pm
Thanks a lot from a indian to pak military general who really want a peace and progress in the region.Really he is the hero of this continent. Warm regards to General Rahil Saab.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:44pm
This could be a new beginning which has the potential to wipe decades of bitterness and lead our two countries towards a different path to peace and brotherhood. Pl. act against these vermin.
Praying and hoping for the turnaround and sustained momentum between our countries.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:44pm
Definitely this is a change of attitude on the Pakistani side. Instead of the usual outright denial and the framed statements, there is a sincere attempt to cooperate with Indian side. Salute.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:45pm
Hope the old mind-set with India centric view is gone from the interested parties concerned. I am very happy to learn both institutions (civil and military) are working jointly to eradicate this menace from this region. It is not difficult to predict economic growth rate/s (I assume it would be higher than any other developed / developing country in the world) surpassing others since both countries have vast reservoir of human resources who are willing to toil hard to make it to the top grade in terms of intelligence, hard work and persistence. Hope this brings solace to the region for times to come and expect harmony ruling this part of the world again.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:51pm
@Patriotic Indian
We have been walking the walk and are at 50,000 dead so far walking the walk. Lets also realize that every time some individuals take up arms, it does not implicate the GoP automatically. There are people who are self-motivated and funded by outside money doing lots of damage in Pakistan and elsewhere.
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Jan 08, 2016 10:52pm
@Patriotic Indian;
'World will trust Pak on the basis of credible actions.'
The trust Pakistan needs is from it's own people and general Raheel already has it. We cannot start hanging Pakistanis based on popular demand in India, we are not Bangladesh.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:02pm
India and Indians need to understand one thing.
They cannot bully us or push us to do any thing. Where as, Pakistan Govt and the Military likes to pursue good relationship with India and will normally do what India wants. However, Indian leadership tone become condescending and bullish when pressing Pakistan to do something. Such tone or attitude does not go well with Pakistan leadership as they do not like to be coerced.
Therefore, this is step towards positive direction and one of the reason is that this time around Indian tone is not threatening and they are actually talking about cooperating and urging action in a respectful way rather than being a bully on the block.
@Patriotic Indian - The tone like walk the talk and World will trust Pakistan is childish and immature talk that makes Pakistan take hard line. Don't be bully or speak for the world and instead have the govt talk to our govt in civil manner and you will all of sudden notice increased cooperation.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:03pm
Thank you to both Shariffs. Good sign of cooperation and let the terrorists based in Pakistan be brought to justice
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Jan 08, 2016 11:04pm
Thank you Prime minister Mr. Nawaz Sharif and General Raheel Sharif for assuring that there will be no terrorist attacks against India in future.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:14pm
Hats off to Pakistan! The shrill voices like Times Now have been accusing Pakistan of speaking with two voices and that the Army and Govt were out of sync. This joint meeting and unanimous support to deal with terrorism and Pathankot is proof that Pakistan under the Sharifs has changed. It is a Godsend that Modi is using his mandate wisely to reach a permanent settlement on all thorny issues. All these are wonderful developments for the region and more CPEC projects will be possible
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Jan 08, 2016 11:19pm
I can see that India has started to realize that these terrorists (if operating from Pakistan soil) do not have any support from the Pakistan public, its Army and Government. And why would Pakistan support them when they have killed over 70,000 Pakistani and may be just over 300 Indians....
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Jan 08, 2016 11:20pm
Probably this is first time we will see some honest try to solve log jammed situation about india, Pakistan, Kashmir, militancy etc etc. in past every individual group wanted solve their own priorities to claim victory. It is good that we now have multi track engagement that is driven and moderated by elected representatives rather than people who are used to drive population with sticks..
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Jan 08, 2016 11:29pm
Drama, longstanding... Nothing will happen..
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Jan 08, 2016 11:37pm
This is a pleasant surprise. Hopefully this will be resolved soon.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:38pm
I can see both side people wants peace , not only in Dawn news comments section in all the news everyone wants peace on both side of the country , its the right time to resolve all issues peacefully.Pakistan have the right leaders like Mr.Nawaz sherif , Mr. Raheel CAOS and India have the very active leader Mr.Modi . Now are never
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Jan 08, 2016 11:47pm
It is a good sign to start with. People of both nations want to live in peace, and harmony. I wish India, and Pakistan becomes Federation, and live to grow.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:49pm
Pathankot incident is being used to pressurize Pakistan. Has any one ever asked India about hundreds of such incidents which took place in Pakistan? India should stop raising finger at Pakistan after every incident and instead should put their house in order. Pakistan is not responsible for the security issues of India.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:50pm
This is only due to modi visit to pakistan that powerful pak military and government are sitting together and going to support india. If modi hadn't visited Pakistan this wouldn't be happening right now. Modi is way ahead of its time.
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Jan 08, 2016 11:54pm
Such a pleasure to read this article!
I am confident Pakistanis in general are proud!!!
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Jan 09, 2016 12:03am
@Manu sorry that can never be true
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Jan 09, 2016 12:19am
@Angry Pitbull
Probably you haven't seen the comments on some Indian news websites like the TOI, HT, IE etc.. You'll know how much brotherhood is there between the two nations (sarcasm intended!)..
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Jan 09, 2016 12:27am
Good to see a positive response from Pakistan .
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Jan 09, 2016 12:38am
What about that Indian Army officer who blew up a bus full of Pakistani's has anything been done about that and this is only one incident of terror from India among many others against Pakistan.
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Jan 09, 2016 12:42am
If PM Sharif and Gen Raheel can come to same understanding there could be relevant results of this.
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Jan 09, 2016 12:53am
Bold move. Kudo's to the PM & COAS
This will change Pakistan's trajectory and appeal foe years to come.
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Jan 09, 2016 01:09am
@Shah u know language if bawalpur is diffrent...one who would have heard it for first time many confuse it with urdu or punjabi.
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Jan 09, 2016 01:11am
@Shah he is being questioned by investigation team and currently not a suspect but things could change once investigation reveal otherwise
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Jan 09, 2016 01:22am
Thank you from India refreshing to see such sea of change fro both parties hope peace wins this time is in India
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Jan 09, 2016 01:28am
A very welcome gesture by Pakistan to india
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Jan 09, 2016 01:35am
We should work together and help each other where needed. Anxiously waiting for the friendship between Pak and India.
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Jan 09, 2016 01:58am
Very nice. Long live Peace !
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Jan 09, 2016 02:17am
Pakistan , walk the talk , please .
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Jan 09, 2016 02:34am
@Mahendra Singh To be. Honest we don't have love for each but have obligation to live peacefully as sovereign states in the interest of poor people & the under developed region economically. However, no terrorism, no more from both sides.
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Jan 09, 2016 02:34am
@Patriotic Indian World already trusts Pakistan, this nation has nothing to prove. Has a very clear track record of eliminating terrorism. These were the same thoughts echoed by US State department today.
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Jan 09, 2016 02:36am
@Mahendra Singh Indeed Mahendra, I wish more Indians had views like yours.
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Jan 09, 2016 02:37am
@Aleem ....Agree with you. Both Indians and Pakistanis have to refrain from alleging the whole country for acts of few. The extremists on both sides would like us to believe that the government of other side is involved. But we should be wiser to realize this and not play in hands of few extremists.
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Jan 09, 2016 02:55am
@ Patriotic Indian - Modi visit was a good gesture but we can say the same 'walk the talk'. It's time now that we give peace a chance and correct our tone towards each other. Pointing fingers will take us back to square one!
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Jan 09, 2016 03:29am
This is hugely positive.
Hope the 2016 continues to keep us all on the right track and usher in new era of peace.
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Jan 09, 2016 03:29am
As an Indian, I want to congratulate Pakistani establishment for showing the resolve towards solving Pathankote case.
There are devious elements on both side of the border who would want to humiliate the other side by harsh verbal attacks. But I must point out that Indo-Pak relations are more important than ego on the either side. A better Indo-Pak relation may actually make strongest possible international team to ward off imbalanced world power scenario.
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Jan 09, 2016 03:31am
Well done both Sharif's. If you decide to take action against all terrorists including the one who are against India, it will start a new History in subcontinent. It will develop confidence between both the countries and then nothing can stop our development.
If Pakistan can remove all terrorists, we can help each other and share the growth.
Only another thing Pakistan need to be careful is taking sides with Saudis against Iran..
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Jan 09, 2016 03:33am
Pakistani authorities quickly and sincerely carry out the investigation into Pathankot attack. Same goes for India. The longer it takes to conclude the investigation the deeper will be suspicion about the sincerity. US wants India and Pakistan at loggerheads so that it can sell weapons to both. US is never interested in peace because if peace happens then US will lose its importance and it will cease to be a world power.
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Jan 09, 2016 03:42am
Let hope something good comes of this. Any Pakistani involved should be severely punished. However to the Indians I would just say, please refrain from attributing all attacks on India to the ISI, Pakistan military or Pakistan Government. Some of these people are self funded, motivated and battle hardened because of the wars in Afganistan.
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Jan 09, 2016 03:52am
Salute! I believe Raheel is a man of his word.
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Jan 09, 2016 04:02am
@AKB It is no pressure but a lot of pain. As you said, Pakistan has suffered from this as well and can easily empathize with.
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Jan 09, 2016 04:07am
@Patriotic Indian As a patriotic Pakistani, I agree with you. Reiterations of support are meaningless without actually doing something.
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Jan 09, 2016 04:22am
Like we have said so far 'Pakistan is too big a nation to fail, or to be allowed to be failed, but today, the way current dispensation is acting, Pakistan will again become a member of committee of nations
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Jan 09, 2016 04:37am
Thats enogh now be humans and start your work for the people we dont want issues which are not of our intrest we want peaceful and happy countries.
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Jan 09, 2016 04:40am
Kpk wants: keep your kashmire with you and we will keep whatever is with us. Simple no fuss.
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Jan 09, 2016 05:15am
some day truth will be out - hatred and attempts to prevent indo-pak talks from happening will need to stop
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Jan 09, 2016 05:17am
@john
So far, only verbal condemnation. Where is the action on the Ground?
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Jan 09, 2016 05:21am
Words are not a substitute for action.
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Jan 09, 2016 05:33am
@Manu. Please come to terms with the reality that India and Pakistan are two separate countries and will ever remain so. What matters is that there should be peace and mutual trust between the two and that neither country interferes with each others affairs.
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Jan 09, 2016 05:55am
@FMALIK I agree. India have a tendency to talk to Pakistan like a younger brother. We need to treat each sovereign nation - big or small- with the same respect and honor as we treat eg USA.
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Jan 09, 2016 06:00am
@Patriotic Indian India needs to focus on its own issues and refrain from proxy war with Pakistan. the Terrorist have shown how they can strike.
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Jan 09, 2016 06:40am
This move by Moudi is for RUN OUT. Pakistan please do let it happen. Listen Indian and make them listen too.
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Jan 09, 2016 06:49am
Wow! The game has already begun. Pakistan says, evidence and the proof provided by India in the wake of Pathankot attack is not enough.
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Jan 09, 2016 07:01am
@Mahendra Singh same goes to india, Pakistan's pain can never be india's gain
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Jan 09, 2016 01:39pm
@UD....Pak has asked for credible Intel to work on and not the mere LEADS provided by GoI. Don't damage the good spirit prevail. Let be United against this menace of terrorism...
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