Defence Minister George Fernandes has said that suicide attacks by terrorists like the car bomb blasts outside Corp Headquarters in Srinagar or the one at Red Fort would not deter India from continuing with the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing troops in forward areas in Siachen glacier and Kashmir valley, Fernandes said, "Such attacks indicated that Pakistan had not stopped aiding and abetting terrorists in creating disturbances in various part of India." Stressing that Islamabad would have to dismantle terrorists camps inside its territory, the minister said that the extension of the cease-fire till January 26, will give an indication of Pakistan`s intentions to establish a meaningful dialogue between the two countries.
"Pakistan`s true intentions will be judged only when it stops giving aid and training to the fundamentalists for creating disturbances across the border," he said.
The minister said that the time has come for Islamabad to realize that there was no alternative to pursuing the path of peace for the welfare of its own people and Jammu and Kashmir in particular.
Bureau Report