Mumbai terror attack masterminds not “friends of Pak”: Qureshi

October 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Calling those who carried out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as no friends of Pakistan, its Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said it's in Islamabad's enlightened self-interest to normalise and live in peace with India. The government of Pakistan believes that terror organisations like the one behind the Mumbai attacks "have to be checked, curtailed and shut," he said at the Council of Foreign Relations, a Washington-based think tank, Wednesday.

September 29th, 2009 NEW YORK - Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh could meet his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani on the sidelines of the Commonwealth heads of government meeting scheduled to be held in November in Trinidad, sources said. Highly placed diplomatic sources said there is a high possibility that both leaders could meet in Trinindad, The Dawn reports.

September 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - The meeting between External Affairs Minister S M Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi ended in New York with no apparent progress on late Sunday evening. The talks lasted for two hours.

September 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Demanding concrete action against terror groups, India Sunday told Pakistan in no uncertain terms that an environment free of violence and terrorism was essential for the success of a meaningful dialogue process. "We told Pakistan that India still has serious concerns about the threat which groups and individuals in Pakistan continue to pose to us," External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 27th, 2009 NEW YORK - Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna conveyed New Delhi's serious concerns about Pakistan-based militant groups to his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi during what he called "useful, constructive and candid" talks here Sunday.

September 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - India has demanded that Pakistan take "more decisive action" against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. "We want Saeed to be tried for his Mumbai attack," Indian External Affairs Minister S.M.

September 19th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asked Britain to stop blaming Islamabad for the 'home grown' terror plots against the UK. Referring to Britain's lashing out at Pakistan on the liquid bomb plot issue, Qureshi said it was unfair to criticize Pakistan for every terror plot hatched in Britain.

September 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he expects to meet Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna in New York during which discussion will take place on the Mumbai terror attack.

August 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India should not 'misinterpret' Islamabad's intentions regarding the Mumbai terror attack probe. In an interview with a private television channel, Qureshi said Pakistan is analyzing the dossier handed over to it by New Delhi and would comment on it only after examining it thoroughly.

August 22nd, 2009 MULTAN - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Islamabad will respond to the fresh Indian dossier regarding the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks only after examining the document handed over to it on Friday. "Our legal experts will examine the new information to see whether it was legally tenable," The Daily Times quoted Qureshi, as saying.

July 26th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his country is not providing any terror safe havens to terror groups. Qureshi said Islamabad does not want the country's soil to be used for carrying out nefarious activities against any other nation.

July 23rd, 2009 PHUKET - Without naming Pakistan, India's Minister for External Affairs S.M. Krishna Thursday drew the attention of Asian countries to "India's terror-infested neighbourhood" and called for quicker intelligence sharing and effective cooperation to combat the network of terrorists in the region.

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 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Confessions made by Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving 26/11 gunman, before a Mumbai court would not affect Indo-Pak ties, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Memhood Qureshi has said. Pakistani media reported Qureshi, as saying: "Kasab is not a hurdle in Indo-Pak ties." Referring to the November 2008 terror strike, Qureshi admitted the incident had soured relations between two neighbouring countries, and said talks were the only way forward.

May 26th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India with a new government headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should resume the peace proces with Pakistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said. "Cordial and better relations" between Pakistan and India would be not only beneficial for the region but also for the people of both countries, Qureshi said during a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Sharat Sabharwal here Monday.