Islamabad, Sept 13: Observing that Indo-Israel "nexus" carried a "lot of danger" for Pakistan, President Pervez Musharraf has said that a strategy is being evolved to ensure that it is not used against his country. "The India-Israel nexus carries a lot of danger and we are concerned about it," Musharraf said in an interview published in the news daily today, while responding to questions on the recent visit of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to India.
He said Pakistan is evolving a strategy to ensure that this Indo-Israeli nexus does not damage the national interest. "We would try that this nexus should not be used against Pakistan, and both India and Tel Aviv may carry on with their bilateral relations."

Musharraf said that if this Indo-Israeli nexus would "harm and damage us, we have to turn it around in our advantage."

He accused India of trying to avoid peace negotiations and said there was no danger to "our borders whether India keeps its forces at the border for 10 months or so." Urging New Delhi to start dialogue without any delay, he said, "the ball is in India's court and it is up to them to sit across the table for resolving all outstanding issues including the core Kashmir problem”.

"Pakistan has always given positive response to any call for dialogue, and I believe the talks must start without any delay," he said adding, India, however, was trying to avoid coming to the negotiating table to press ahead with peace process in South Asia.
Bureau Report