Tension Still High Between Pakistan, India:SpokesmanTension remains high between Pakistan and India after the visit of U.S. President Bill Clinton to this area earlier, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Tariq Altaf said Saturday.Speaking at a press conference here, Altaf blamed the tension on what he called India's continuing "propaganda against Pakistan. " He charged that New Delhi's propaganda is aimed at maligning Pakistan's image and diverting international attention from the Indian army's "atrocities against the Kashmiris." He criticized the Indian government's rejection of Pakistan's" public offer of dialogue" which was also "formally conveyed to the Indians." "We think, by rejecting dialogue, they are going against the trend of the times and against the will of the international community," he said. Clinton had, during his stay in the subcontinent in late March, tried to persuade India and Pakistan to resume their dialogue to cool down the heat of trading harsh words between the two South Asian rivals but failed. Altaf also brushed aside India's accusation of infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC) which divides Pakistan and India in the disputed area of Kashmir. "Parroting allegations of infiltration will take them nowhere," he said. "We have repeatedly offered to mutually agree on mechanisms which would permit monitoring of the LoC. That is a serious approach." |
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