Washington,Feb 12: The US has said Islamabad was backing groups against India in Kashmir and expressed concern over al Qaeda finding refuge in the hinterlands of Pakistan.
"Pakistan continues to support groups that resist India's presence in Kashmir in an effort to bring India to the negotiating table," CIA Director George Tenet said at a Congress briefing on "Evolving Dangers in a Complex World."
Tenet said the American intelligence community is concerned that al Qaeda "continues to find refuge in the hinterlands of Pakistan and Afghanistan." Giving credit to New Delhi for reducing tension on the Indo-Pak border, he said "India's recent military redeployment away from the border reduced the danger of an imminent war."
"The cycles of tension between India and Pakistan are growing shorter," he added. However, he said "Indian frustration with continued terrorist attacks - most of which it attributes to Pakistan - causes New Delhi to reject any suggestion that it resume a dialogue with Islamabad." Bureau Report