Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. PHOTO: AFP
NEW DELHI: India's prime minister branded Thursday's attack by militants on an Indian police station and army camp in disputed Kashmir as "barbaric" but - without mentioning Pakistan - said it would not derail efforts to pursue peace through dialogue.
"This is one more in a series of provocations and barbaric actions by the enemies of peace," Manmohan Singh said in a statement. "Such attacks will not deter us and will not succeed in derailing our efforts to find a resolution to all problems through a process of dialogue."
A group of militants dressed in Indian army uniforms killed eight people in the raid near the Pakistan border, Indian officials said.
The attack triggered calls in New Delhi for talks between the rival nations' leaders at the weekend to be called.
Just a day before the attack, Singh said he would meet Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly for highly anticipated talks. They are expected to discuss rising violence in the Kashmir region.
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You would think he is doing Pakistan a favour by implying without proof that Pakistan was involved in the attack. The truth is that you oppress a people long enough they will eventually rise against you
@fyi: You say: "The Indian Army should do a full scale onslaught for Islamist Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir."
They will all be wiped out by this time, next year. We all know who can do it. "The Good Road" to prosperity and progress will surely be there.
The Indian Army should do a full scale onslaught for Islamist Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shouldn't this be said,that despite the insurgencies in Tribal areas and Baluchistan, the leader on our side still want peace talks.
Thank you Mr. Singh for your generous favor. We'll never be able to forget this one throughout our lives.
Why Mr PM why? Imran Khan already said that these attacks are done by 'some one' to sabotage the talks. Why do you want more of our people to die.