Pakistan says India fuels tensions in Baluchistan
Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:55:36 GMT
Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says that he has handed over evidence to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh of India's involvement in insurgency in Baluchistan.
"With reference to Indian interference in Baluchistan we have informed India in categorical terms and it was the part of our joint declaration. When matter proceeds then the time will come to provide further evidence," Gilani told reporters in Islamabad after his four day visit to Egypt, where he attended the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit and had a meeting with his Indian counterpart, a Press TV correspondent reported late on Saturday.
Islamabad believes that Indian intelligence agencies are spearheading an insurgency in the oil rich Baluchistan province where Baluch tribal groups, seeking greater autonomy for the province, have been leading a violent campaign for years now.
Insurgency has increased in Baluchistan, which borders war-torn Afghanistan, following the 2001 US-led invasion that sent Taliban militants across the border into Pakistan.
Pakistan says India fuels tensions in Baluchistan