Indian Americans ask UN to declare Pakistan terrorist state
Press Trust of India . New York
The incoming Obama administration will put pressure on Pakistan to take strong action against terrorists as also their organisations and dismantle their training camps, a top US lawmaker has said.
Addressing a fund-raiser organised by the Indian community in Edison, New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr., said the new US administration will put pressure on Pakistan to take strong action against terror groups and dismantle their training facilities.
He said the incoming administration would also help India to better face any future terrorist attack. This could include both intelligence sharing and supply of sophisticated equipment to ensure that the attacks, likethe one in Mumbai, are not repeated.
Pallone, founder of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, said the new Congress and the incoming administration are very sympathetic to India.
At present, he said, it looks that nobody is in command in Islamabad to carry forwards peace talks with India or even defuse the situation created by the recent terrorist attacks.
Pakistan, he said, must control the organisation which spread terrorism in the world.
The new administration would also ensure that the Indo-US Civilian Nuclear deal is completed to ensure energy independence for India, the influential Democratic lawmaker underlined.
Pallone said during the past month, he had attended several candlelight prayers to pay homage to Mumbai victims and was moved with the sympathy and solidarity of Indian Americans.
Meanwhile, braving sub zero temperature and cold wind, more than 200 supporters and workers of dozens of Indian American organisation held a demonstration outside the UN, seeking the world body declare Pakistan a terrorist state.
The demonstrators, from New York and adjoining New Jersey and Connecticut states spearheaded by Overseas Friends of BJP and Indian American Intellectual Forum, demanded that the international community take action against Saudi Arabia.
Courtesy: newagebd.com
