Pranab tells Pak to focus on terror, avoid rabble rousing

He was speaking on the sidelines of a national conference of Persian teachers at Krishnanath College in Behrampore on Saturday.

He asked the Pakistan government to avoid creating tension in the name of war.

8220;Do not try to divert the world8217;s attention from the core issue of terrorism, which is a global problem. Learn to face the problem and do not dodge it. This is my appeal to the people, leadership and the government of Pakistan,8221; said the minister .

He also made it clear war is not a solution. Mukherjee said, 8220;Now we are garnering support of the international community to ensure that Pakistan complies with specific demands of India to combat terrorism.8221;

He added, 8220;I have categorically mentioned that the phrase 8216;Islamic terrorism8217; makes no sense. Islam means peace and terrorism is just the reverse.8221; Mukherjee was accompanied by officials of the Iranian Embassy at the function. He said that India and Iran have deep-rooted links in terms of history, heritage and culture, which bind both the civilisations since ancient age.