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Pak High Commission in Dhaka is ISI nerve centre: Sinha
New Delhi, Nov 27: Asserting that Pakistan was misusing territories of other countries for activities inimical to Indian interests, government today said Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka had become the `nerve centre` of ISI activities in promoting terrorism and insurgency in India.
New Delhi, Nov 27: Asserting that Pakistan was misusing territories of other countries for activities inimical to Indian interests, government today said Pakistani High Commission in Dhaka had become the "nerve centre" of ISI activities in promoting terrorism and insurgency in India.
"Some al Qaeda elements have taken shelter in Bangladesh .... Though foreign media has also reported several such instances, our own sources have also confirmed many of these reports," External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told Lok Sabha while replying to a short notice question. Large number of madrassas have sprung up along the Indo-Bangla border, he said, adding major insurgent groups have established training camps in different parts of Bangladesh.
Stating that New Delhi had taken up the issue with Bangladesh government from time to time, Sinha said the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka had conveyed India`s "strong concern over shelter being obtained on Bangladesh territory by people acting inimical to India`s interests". He said the Bangladesh government had assured "us" that it would not allow its territory to be used for activities inimical to Indian interests.
"The Bangladesh foreign minister intimated that instructions have been issued not to allow presence of Indian insurgents or their free movement across the border", the minister said.
Bureau Report
"Some al Qaeda elements have taken shelter in Bangladesh .... Though foreign media has also reported several such instances, our own sources have also confirmed many of these reports," External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told Lok Sabha while replying to a short notice question. Large number of madrassas have sprung up along the Indo-Bangla border, he said, adding major insurgent groups have established training camps in different parts of Bangladesh.
Stating that New Delhi had taken up the issue with Bangladesh government from time to time, Sinha said the Indian high commissioner in Dhaka had conveyed India`s "strong concern over shelter being obtained on Bangladesh territory by people acting inimical to India`s interests". He said the Bangladesh government had assured "us" that it would not allow its territory to be used for activities inimical to Indian interests.
"The Bangladesh foreign minister intimated that instructions have been issued not to allow presence of Indian insurgents or their free movement across the border", the minister said.
Bureau Report