ISLAMABAD, Jan 6: Pakistan Muslim League (N) has condemned Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his arrogant attitude and muffled threats to Pakistan during SAARC meeting despite the continuous endeavour of Pakistan to avert a war in the region.

In a statement on Sunday, Central Information Secretary of PML (N) Muhammad Siddique-ul-Farooque said that as long as the country was under the subjugation of rootless and unrepresentative rulers, India would continue taking Pakistan and all its peace overtures for a ride.

He said that the goodwill gesture of Musharraf government of unilaterally withdrawing additional troops from the international border and its constant pleading for talks has had little effect on India rather it took it as a weakness of Pakistan. He said that this weak and apologetic foreign policy of Pakistan had emboldened India to attack Pakistan any time.

Mr Farooque said had an elected civil leader represented Pakistan at the SAARC meeting, the Indian premier would not have treated him as he had treated Gen Musharraf.

He said the United States and the United Kingdom were practically standing by India overlooking the unstinted cooperation of Pakistan in war against terrorism.

“They are trying to win a seat for India in the UN Security Council despite it has a worst record of human rights violation at home and a terrorist outlook in South Asia.”

He said that had Musharraf government not succumbed to the foreign dictates and taken decisions worthy of living nations, both these countries would have struggled for winning a seat for Pakistan in the UNSC. “Is it the promised reward for Pakistan the Musharraf government was expecting?”

Mr Farooque said that the Musharraf government had undermined the status of Pakistan as an independent, sovereign and self- respecting country by taking all steps under duress that will lead Pakistan nowhere.

He said General Musharraf still had time to quit and save Pakistan otherwise he would add another chapter of woes to the history of the country like his predecessors.