Proof not enough to corner Delhi: FM

MULTAN While condemning Tuesday blast in Multan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday showed reluctance in holding India responsible for terrorism in Pakistan, saying more material will be required to put blame on India.
The information the foreign ministry has received so far is inadequate. We need more matter for blaming India, he maintained while responding to a volley of questions from the journalists at Multan Airport on the likelihood of Indian hand behind blasts.
Shah Mahmood came down to his hometown, Multan, to condole the martyrdom of those, who lost lives in Tuesday blast, as well as to inquire after the health of the injured.
Though the interior minister Rehman Malik says that evidences of Indian involvement in terrorism in Pakistan have been handed over to the foreign ministry, the foreign minister still shies away from pointing finger at India.
To another query, Mr Qureshi said no one could rule out Indian involvement in terrorism in Pakistan. But there can also be some internal and external elements behind the terrorism, who are determined to disrupt peace in the country, he stressed.
Answering a question on foreign ministrys stance on Indian involvement, he said the ministry was no more an investigative agency and it had to review all issues while keeping sentiments aside.
The world takes the foreign office statements seriously. So we have to be careful, he observed.
Referring to resumption of Pak-India dialogue, he said Pakistan was willing to hold only meaningful talks with India. These talks should be meaningful and result-oriented, he asserted. He said Pakistan did not want limited talks; rather it was willing to hold a broad-based dialogue while keeping all issues in view.
He claimed that Pakistan was taken into confidence by the US on Afghan policy and the process of bilateral consultations was still underway. According to him, a top US (lady) official is coming to Pakistan on December 14.
The visit is intended to boost harmony and adopt a joint course of action, he added. He categorically declared that Pakistan would make no compromise on its national priorities.