Jammu, July 23: Pointing a needle of suspicion towards banned Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) for the terrorist attack on the Akhnoor army camp, Defence Minister George Fernandes today said the Indo-Pak peace process would not be allowed to derail. "The involvement of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) is being suspected in this incident...they have owned it through a shadow outfit," the Defence Minister told reporters here.

"We will not allow the Indo-Pak peace process to get derailed at any cost. The process will continue," he added. He said the attack, in which eight army personnel were killed and 12 injured yesterday, was aimed at derailing the ongoing peace process between India and Pakistan.

Fernandes, who visited Tanda army camp and military hospital to inquire about the condition of injured jawans, blamed Pakistan for sending militants to engineer trouble in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Militants are still coming from Pakistan and it is a reality. However, there are various camps of support in that country, even as Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has already given directions to end support to militancy," Fernandes said in reply to a question. "Those sending the militants should stop it," he said, adding "we will stamp out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir as long as a war is going on in this front".

Bureau Report