ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 Kyodo Indian F...

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 Kyodo

Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha warned Thursday that India would keep possession of Pakistan responsible if any harm is done to any member of the newly opened Indian consulates in Jalalabad and Kandahar in Afghanistan.

In an interview with private GEO-TV he said that Pakistan is indulging in ''unfound and baseless propaganda'' at alleging that Indian consulates in Jalalabad and Kandahar are providing training to Afghans to carry not at home terrorist acts in Pakistan.

He said that the establishment of Indian consulates is a matter between India and Afghanistan. ''Pakistan has no right to create a situation which encourages clan to do certain things,'' he said.

Rejecting the Pakistani allegations, Sinha asked Pakistani Interior Minister Faisal Saleh Hayat to bring into view evidence.

''If any harm ensues to any member of the Indian consulates in Jalalabad and Kandahar, then we will detain Pakistan responsible for it,'' the Indian foreign minister said.

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