NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that friendly ties with Pakistan could only come when Islamabad ensured its soil was not used for “terrorist” activities against Indian targets. Relations have been strained between the nuclear-armed neighbours since 166 people were killed in 2008 attacks in Mumbai blamed on the outlawed Laskhar-e-Tayyaba (LeT), which is based in Pakistan.
“We want friendly relations with Pakistan. But we know this will be possible only when our neighbour will see to it that its territory is not used for terrorist activities against us,” Singh told a ruling Congress party meeting on Monday. Singh’s remarks came as the Congress party passed a resolution that called on Pakistan to “deliver with sincerity on its assurances to dismantle terror outfits”.
