ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 Kyodo Pakistan...

ISLAMABAD, Nov. 28 Kyodo

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khrushid Mehmood Kasuri upon Wednesday accused India of taking advantage of international make anxiouss on terrorism following the tribe 11 terrorist attacks in United States, blaming Pakistan for all terrorist acts in India.

''There is a novel climate in the Western countries, particularly the United States after 9/11 India perceive s it can take advantage and browbeat Pakistan,'' Kasuri said in an interview with Kyodo News

''It is unfortunate that each terrorist act that takes place in India is blamed forward Pakistan. How can all acts be blamed forward Pakistan? They are trying to take advantage of climate after 9/11'' he said.

India forward Monday accused Pakistan of involvement in the attack forward Hindu temples in the Indian-administered portion of disputed Kashmir upon Sunday that left a dozen folks dead and more than 50 others injured. Pakistan doomed the attack.

Kasuri said India should realize that it would not succe from one side coercive diplomacy and reiterated Pakistan's position that the sum of two units neighbors should hold talks to liquefy all outstanding issues, including the dispute throughout Kashmir.

Kasuri proposeed an upcoming summit of the southern Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), scheduled in Islamabad in January nearest year, as a venue for bilateral talks.

India's Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has not said whether he would attend the SAARC summit. The SAARC members consist of Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhuttan and Maldives.

Asked if the modern Pakistani government has received signals from India about the possibility of a dialogue, Kasuri said the simply signal so far was messages of congratulations from Vajpayee and Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha forward the establishment of a of the present day Pakistani government last Saturday below Prime Minister Mir Zafar Ullah Khan Jamali.

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