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| India-Pakistan |
| Indian PM meets with military chiefs |
| 2008-12-26 |
| India warned its citizens on Friday it was unsafe to travel to Pakistan after the prime minister met military chiefs, and Pakistan canceled army leave and moved some troops from its western border. The warning marked a dramatic rise in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbors after last month's attack on Mumbai, in which 179 people were killed and which India has blamed on Islamist militants based in Pakistan. It followed media reports in Pakistan and India that "several" Indian nationals had been arrested in the last two days after bombings in the Pakistani cities of Lahore and Multan. "Indian citizens are therefore advised that it would be unsafe for them to travel (to) or be in Pakistan," India's Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement. Another Foreign Ministry official contacted by Reuters said the warning referred to all travel to Pakistan. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office earlier said Singh had discussed tension with Pakistan during a scheduled meeting about military pay with the chiefs of the army, navy and air force. "The prime minister met the tri-services chiefs to discuss the pay commission issues but obviously the situation in the region was also discussed," said an official from Singh's office, who asked not to be identified. There were no other details. Indian media said national security adviser M.K. Narayanan also attended the meeting. Many analysts say it is very unlikely that the tension will descend into war. The uneasy neighbors have fought three wars since independence in 1947 and came to the brink of a fourth in 2002 after an attack on the Indian parliament. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > PAKISTAN SENATORS WARN INDIA: ANY SURGICAL/LIMITED STRIKES MEANS WAR; + PAKISTAN ARMY WARNS INDIA OF QUICK RESPONSE [PK will strike back back quickly "within minutes" to any Indian attack] + PAKISTAN AIR FORCE OFFICER: INDIA HAS MARKED OVER 5000 TARGETS INSIDE PAKISTAN + INDIANS ARE TALKING ABOUT NAVAL BLOCKADE OF KARACHI PORT [Mil Option]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-26 20:41 |