New Delhi, Jan 22: Congress on Thursday objected to
Pakistan`s statement of giving a "blank cheque" to China
authorising it to negotiate with India on the former`s behalf
to deal with the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks.
"No outside power has any right to interfere in context
of South Asia and especially in Indo-Pak context. Pakistan
also accepted, when it signed the Shimla accord in 1972," AICC
spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters here.
Speaking at a reception at the Chinese embassy in
Pakistan last night, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had
said he had told Chinese special envoy He Yafei to "go to
Delhi and you have a blank cheque from us."
The minister had said he had told the envoy that Pakistan
would endorse whatever China, all-weather friend of Pakistan,
would tell India.
Reacting to it, the AICC spokesperson said, "In relation
to Mumbai attacks, only one thing remains that they (Pakistan)
hand over the accused of Mumbai terror attacks, who are hiding
in Pakistan, to India."
India will keep up international pressure on Pakistan
till they are not handed over to us, Tewari said.
"We hope all permanent members of the United Nation
Security Council (UNSC) understand the reality of terrorism
and build pressure on Pakistan to demolish the infrastructure
of terrorism there," he said replying to question whether
China is indirectly supporting Pakistan on the issue.
He, however, refused to comment on China`s role into the
issue saying, "I do not want to comment on China`s foreign
policy."
Bureau Report
