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KARACHI: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday condemned the Mumbai attacks but deplored the silence of the international community on the atrocities being committed in Kashmir and Gaza.
Referring to the Mumbai attacks, Gilani said a large number of innocent men, women and children had been martyred in Palestine and it could not be considered a lesser tragedy than Mumbai, and asked why the world was silent on the issue. He also cited the example of Kashmir, where he said people were being subjected to the worst kinds of oppression and suppression because they demanded the right to self-determination.
The prime minister was talking to reporters after laying the foundation stone of the Accident, Emergency and Trauma Centre at Karachis Civil Hospital.
Not isolated: Asked if Pakistans foreign policy was being challenged by India, Gilani said the impression that Pakistan had been isolated in the international community was false. He said the country had good relations with its friends.
Pointing out that terrorism was the common enemy, the prime minister said there were external threats to be encountered, but the governments priority was the countrys stability.
He said intelligence failure was Indias internal matter, but Pakistan was fully prepared to cooperate.
Long life: The prime minister said Pakistan prayed for the long life of India, but if something happened there, the blame was shifted on Islamabad.
To a question on reported differences between the prime minister and President Asif Ali Zardari, Gilani said there were no differences as both belonged to the same party.
Gilani said a UN probe into Benazirs murder was necessary, adding if Interior Adviser Rehman Malik conducted the investigation, people would say the PPPs own government was carrying out the probe.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Referring to the Mumbai attacks, Gilani said a large number of innocent men, women and children had been martyred in Palestine and it could not be considered a lesser tragedy than Mumbai, and asked why the world was silent on the issue. He also cited the example of Kashmir, where he said people were being subjected to the worst kinds of oppression and suppression because they demanded the right to self-determination.
The prime minister was talking to reporters after laying the foundation stone of the Accident, Emergency and Trauma Centre at Karachis Civil Hospital.
Not isolated: Asked if Pakistans foreign policy was being challenged by India, Gilani said the impression that Pakistan had been isolated in the international community was false. He said the country had good relations with its friends.
Pointing out that terrorism was the common enemy, the prime minister said there were external threats to be encountered, but the governments priority was the countrys stability.
He said intelligence failure was Indias internal matter, but Pakistan was fully prepared to cooperate.
Long life: The prime minister said Pakistan prayed for the long life of India, but if something happened there, the blame was shifted on Islamabad.
To a question on reported differences between the prime minister and President Asif Ali Zardari, Gilani said there were no differences as both belonged to the same party.
Gilani said a UN probe into Benazirs murder was necessary, adding if Interior Adviser Rehman Malik conducted the investigation, people would say the PPPs own government was carrying out the probe.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
