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K J M Varma in Islamabad
Pakistan does not want a war with India and would like to resolve its disputes with it peacefully, according to a top Pakistani official.
"We have exercised restraint from the very beginning. We have said that we want the solution of every thing through negotiations. We do not want war. Despite provocation we have not taken any action of the kind that might create tension in the atmosphere," Foreign Office spokesman Aziz Ahmed Khan was quoted as saying by the BBC.
Claiming that Pakistan has always denounced terrorism, he said that Pakistan condemned the attack on the Indian Parliament.
"When this attack on Indian Parliament was carried out we denounced it. We cooperated with the international coalition in its operation against terrorism. We also told India that if it provided proof against individuals or organisations we would take action against them," he said.
Replying to questions on the build up at the borders, Khan said, "We have taken only precautionary measures in reply to Indian provocative approach."
Also speaking to BBC, Pakistan High Commissioner in London, Abdul Qadir Jaffer, said relations between India and Pakistan were now at the lowest ebb due to growing tension on their borders.
"Relations are at the lowest ebb between India and Pakistan due to rising tension at the borders. India and Pakistan have been engaged in escalating war of words since the attack on Indian Parliament on December 13," he said.
He said Pakistan has frozen the assets of Lashkar-e-Tayiba following a similar move by the United States.
He added that despite this India is 'not satisfied' and has said it is not enough.
He said since September 11 India has been most unhappy. He elaborated that they have been trying to malign Pakistan.
"They don't seem to realise that Pakistan is now a member of the coalition. We are trying to fight terrorism and we would like to see that terrorism is eradicated from all parts of the world," he said.
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