BJP calls for stern action against Pakistan

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Government has reportedly said that unless Pakistan takes, some sort of action against the 26/11 accused, the possibility of a resumption of dialogue is remote. According to sources, India has provided enough evidence to Pakistan regarding the perpetrators of 26/11 attacks and the need is for Pakistan to act, and then only the dialogue between both the countries can be held.

September 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna attacked Pakistan on Saturday by calling it epicentre of terror in this region, and said it's for Islamabad to decide what kind of ties it wants with India.

July 28th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat assembly on Tuesday introduced, Bombay Prohibition (Gujarat Amendment) Bill 2009, proposing stern punishment upto death penalty to deal with illicit liquor trade. The Bill was passed with a majority vote in the House.

July 23rd, 2009 PHUKET - Pakistan will take action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba if proof was found of its involvement in the Mumbai terrorist attacks, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said here Thursday. "We will take action against LeT if any proof is found," Qureshi told reporters when asked what action Pakistan planned to take against the perpetrators of the Nov 26 Mumbai carnage.

July 16th, 2009 Sharm-el-SHEIKH - Pakistan has assured India it is evolving a consensus on taking action against Hafiz Saeed, one of the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday. Speaking to reporters after two-hour-long talks with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, Manmohan Singh said he had raised the matter of Pakistan taking action against Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Daawa.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday urged Pakistani leaders to show courage by taking action against terrorists who have committed crimes against India. Speaking in parliament, he said Pakistan needed to take strong and sustained action to prevent the use of its territory against Indian interests and to bring to justice those who have committed such crimes in the past.

May 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US wants Pakistan to take 'consistent, determined, and forceful action' against the Taliban and other extremists operating there and in Afghanistan, but has denied it has set a two week deadline. 'I don't know where this two-week timeframe came from, but look, we have said very clearly that we believe the Pakistanis need to take action against these extremist elements,' State Department spokesman Robert Wood told reporters Friday.

April 28th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan coach Intikhab Alam is unlikely to face any sanctions for accusing the International Cricket Council (ICC) of 'inconsistency' after off-spinner Saeed Ajmal was reported for illegal bowling action in Dubai Sunday. Sources told IANS Tuesday that though the ICC has taken notice of Intikhab's comments after his team's second One-dayer in Dubai, it is unlikely to take any actions against the former Pakistan captain.

April 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India will not take the sub-continental peace process forward until Pakistan acts against the terrorists operating from its territory, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.

February 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly a week after Pakistan acknowledged the role of its citizens in the Mumbai terror spree, India Wednesday said diplomacy had 'prevailed' over military options and reminded Islamabad to take 'verifiable and credible action' against the masterminds of the carnage. 'Diplomacy has not failed.

January 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Continuing its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan, India Friday welcomed the US remarks saying Pakistan in the 'epicentre of terrorism' and called upon the world to take action against terror from Pakistani soil. Defence minister A.K.

January 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh Wednesday threatened to withdraw support from the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government if strong action was not taken against Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai terror attack. 'My party is under intense pressure from party MPs and legislators who want stern action to be taken against Pakistan with immediate effect,' Amar Singh told reporters after meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee.

December 27th, 2008 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan may seek consular access to Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone terrorist caught alive in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, to determine if he is a Pakistani, officials said Sunday as the country's ruling party decided to 'play down' the war talk. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Pakistani high commission in New Delhi had received a letter from Kasab asking for legal aid.

December 23rd, 2008 ISLAMABAD - Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has said he would personally request President Asif Ali Zardari to take 'stern action' if India furnished evidence of the involvement of Pakistani territory in the Mumbai attacks. Speaking at a Christmas cake-cutting ceremony at the Punjab Chief Minister's Secretariat at Lahore Tuesday, 'he believed the Pakistan government had no link to the blasts', The News reported Wednesday.

December 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - UTV Software Communications Tuesday temporarily deferred all deals with Pakistan in an endeavour to support the Indian government in demanding stricter action against terrorism emanating from across the border. The UTV has decided not to release any of its forthcoming films in the neighbouring market until the issue was satisfactorily resolved.