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| Pakistan will 'reciprocate' Indian troop withdrawal |
| 2002-06-17 |
| Pakistan will "reciprocate" a withdrawal of Indian forces from border areas, foreign ministry spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan said. "Once India starts withdrawing, our forces... will reciprocate," Khan told a regular press briefing. "We were obliged to send our forces to forward positions only in a defensive posture after India deployed its forces. We will reciprocate that particular gesture. I think it's a very desirable thing that should be done immediately." Khan's comments follow signs of a thaw in India and Pakistan's frosty recent ties, with New Delhi announcing a series of measures to defuse their tense border stand-off. This would be the signal for the jihadis to initiate as many and as severe attacks as they can — it looks entirely too much like peace! |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |