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Mosque attack may be fallout of new Indian consulates: Jamali
Islamabad, July 06: In the midst of peace moves by New Delhi, Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan today pointed a finger at India for Friday`s suicide attack on a mosque which killed 53 people, saying the incident could be a `fall out` of the New Indian consulates in Afghanistan`s Kandahar and Herat as also Iran`s Zaidan.
Islamabad, July 06: In the midst of peace moves by New Delhi, Pakistan Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan today pointed a finger at India for Friday's suicide attack on a
mosque which killed 53 people, saying the incident could be a "fall out" of the New Indian consulates in Afghanistan's Kandahar and Herat as also Iran's Zaidan.
Jamali, who had yesterday blamed "foreign hand" on the attack in Pakistan's south west city of Quetta, went a few notches ahead today, saying he suspected it could be a fall
out of India opening its at consulates in Kandahar, heart and Zaidan.
"We cannot overlook the opening of Indian consulates in Kandahar, Herat and Zahidanv," he told he told reporters at the airport after return from Quetta, adding, "the fallout of these consulates will be fully investigated." The high level investigation committee probing the attack includes governor of south west Baluchstan province, home minister and the corps commander of the area, he said.
Jamali was in Quetta for the past two days to co-ordinate the efforts to contain the riots which broke out after the attack on the mosque attended by the Shia minority.
Jamali said it was a planned attempt to sabotage the successful tour to US and four other countries undertaken by President Pervez Musaharraf to improve the image of Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan police raided homes in southwest Pakistan and detained 17 men in connection with the suicide bombing as the death toll mounted to 53.
Bureau Report
"We cannot overlook the opening of Indian consulates in Kandahar, Herat and Zahidanv," he told he told reporters at the airport after return from Quetta, adding, "the fallout of these consulates will be fully investigated." The high level investigation committee probing the attack includes governor of south west Baluchstan province, home minister and the corps commander of the area, he said.
Jamali was in Quetta for the past two days to co-ordinate the efforts to contain the riots which broke out after the attack on the mosque attended by the Shia minority.
Jamali said it was a planned attempt to sabotage the successful tour to US and four other countries undertaken by President Pervez Musaharraf to improve the image of Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan police raided homes in southwest Pakistan and detained 17 men in connection with the suicide bombing as the death toll mounted to 53.
Bureau Report