Written by: Express News Service
2 min readNew DelhiJan 28, 2011 01:34 AM IST
First published on: Jan 28, 2011 at 01:34 AM IST
Terming terrorism emanating from across the border as Frankensteins monster,Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Thursday said Pakistan had not taken enough steps to control the menace.
There are elements in Pakistan who believe terrorism is the means to further Pakistani interests… There are elements within the Pakistani state that have not done enough to control these groups, Rao said at an interaction with visiting journalists from Afghanistan. In fact,they have allowed it to grow stronger and that is the danger that is eating the country. It is like Frankensteins monster… Pakistan has created that Frankensteins monster.
However,she was quick to add that not everybody in Pakistan thought on similar lines. I am sure the people of Pakistan want peace and civility but there are groups in Pakistan who feel violence is a way out, she said.
Rao said the source of terrorism affecting the region was in Pakistan and it was a big problem for the Pakistani society itself. It terrorism is a big problem for the Pakistani society today. They will have to root out this evil definitely and that will help all of us in the region, she added.
Referring to the 26/11 attacks and the evidence suggesting involvement of Pakistan-based groups,the Foreign Secretary said,These are problems that are coming out of Pakistan. The Mumbai terror attacks… the terrorists came from Pakistan by boat… the lone surviving gunman is from Pakistan. There is a lot of proof.
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