PAK FACES THREAT OF BECOMING 'FAILED STATE':INDIA
Mumbai/New Delhi March 7:
India said Pakistan faced the threat of becoming a "failed state" as there are doubts as to who is in control and warned no part of the world would be saved from the "flames being ignited there".
The Government's assessment of the situation in Pakistan was given by two senior ministers--Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram-- at separate events in Mumbai and Delhi. "It (Pakistan) is not a failed state, but it is threatening to become one," Chidambaram said at a seminar in Mumbai.
"A great concern is weighing on our our minds. In Pakistan, with regret, I would say we don't know who is in control there. Whether it is the Army or the President or the Government... We are in a difficult situation but we are a vibrant democracy," he said. Noting that a large part of Pakistan is being controlled by the Taliban, Chidambaram said, the 'fire' has already spilled over to India in the form of extremist organisations like the Indian Mujahideen.
At the India Conclave in New Delhi, Mukherjee asked the international community to ensure that the threat emanating from Pakistan is "eliminated on an urgent basis." "Otherwise, no part of the world would remain immune to the flames being ignited there," he said. Chidambaram also reminded Pakistan that it has to dismantle the terror infrastructure since it is not enough to plan one or two measures. He said keeping terror network intact is like riding a Tiger to suggest that one can' t dismount without being doomed.
Mumbai/New Delhi March 7:
India said Pakistan faced the threat of becoming a "failed state" as there are doubts as to who is in control and warned no part of the world would be saved from the "flames being ignited there".
The Government's assessment of the situation in Pakistan was given by two senior ministers--Pranab Mukherjee and P Chidambaram-- at separate events in Mumbai and Delhi. "It (Pakistan) is not a failed state, but it is threatening to become one," Chidambaram said at a seminar in Mumbai.
"A great concern is weighing on our our minds. In Pakistan, with regret, I would say we don't know who is in control there. Whether it is the Army or the President or the Government... We are in a difficult situation but we are a vibrant democracy," he said. Noting that a large part of Pakistan is being controlled by the Taliban, Chidambaram said, the 'fire' has already spilled over to India in the form of extremist organisations like the Indian Mujahideen.
At the India Conclave in New Delhi, Mukherjee asked the international community to ensure that the threat emanating from Pakistan is "eliminated on an urgent basis." "Otherwise, no part of the world would remain immune to the flames being ignited there," he said. Chidambaram also reminded Pakistan that it has to dismantle the terror infrastructure since it is not enough to plan one or two measures. He said keeping terror network intact is like riding a Tiger to suggest that one can' t dismount without being doomed.
