Indian PM asks Pakistan to rein in terror

8-15-2005

NEW DELHI, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- India's prime minister has asked Pakistan to totally dismantle the terrorist infrastructure within its borders.

Speaking Monday during an Independence Day ceremony at historic Red Fort in the Indian capital, New Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that although Pakistan has put some checks on terrorists' activities, it is not possible to achieve success through half-hearted efforts.

"It is necessary that the entire infrastructure of terrorism is totally dismantled," Singh said.

India has accused Pakistan of training terrorists in training camps on its soil and sending them across the border to kill innocent people -- a charge Pakistan has always denied.

Singh said India would be forced to respond to continuing provocation. "If violence continues, then our response too will be hard," he said.

Singh said a democratic government should be able to differentiate between the genuine problems of people and the designs of terrorists.

Extremism is a challenge that requires a united response from everyone, he said.

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