‘Pak should use same force against anti-India groups as Taliban’

“Pakistan has taken certain steps in fighting Taliban in Swat. We expect Pakistan to go after those terrorist groups the activities of which are directed against India with the same force as they have shown against the Taliban in Swat,” he told reporters while returning from Phuket in Thailand after attending India-ASEAN and ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meetings.

When asked whether he was referring to outfits like LeT and JeM,he replied in the affirmative and said “all those groups who are operating from Pakistani soil and targeting India.”

Asked whether there was any clarity on Pakistan challenging the release of Saeed in the country’s Supreme Court,Krishna said Islamabad has said it has gone for an appeal as been reported in media. “But we will have to wait and find out,” he said.

Replying to a question on Saeed,Krishna emphasized that Pakistan should take action against the head of any terrorist organisation which targets India.

He refused to comment on the assertion by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Pakistan had,in the recent months,shown commitment to go after terrorists. “That is something which is the US perception,” the External Affairs Minister said.

Krishna also refused to react to a Pakistani media report that claimed that Islamabad had proof about involvement of RAW in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore on March 3.

“Government does not react to press reports and media speculation. If there is anything that comes through the government side,then the government will react,” he said.

He also did not comment on media reports that ISI had asked India to talk to it also as it was one of the bodies that give their inputs on framing of policies on India.

“It is the internal matter of Pakistan as to whom they consult (on framing of policies),” he said.