Pakistan to probe embassy bombing ( in Afghanistan )

BBC ^ | Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:03 UK 15:03 GMT, | BBC Staff

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Pakistan to probe embassy bombing

The pledge to investigate the bombing came after talks between the leaders

Pakistan has offered to investigate a bomb attack on India's embassy in Kabul last month that killed more than 50 people, India's foreign secretary says.

The announcement followed talks between the two countries' prime ministers at a South Asian summit in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan has come under pressure over claims, which it denies, that its spy agency was involved in the bombing.

Earlier, the Indian foreign secretary said relations had deteriorated to their worst level for four years.

The leaders are attending the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (Saarc) summit in Colombo along with leaders from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal.

"(Pakistani) Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani said he would conduct an independent investigation," Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon said.

Ceasefire violation?

Mr Gilani met Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday.

Tensions between Pakistan and India - Saarc's biggest and most powerful members - have been exacerbated by a series of bomb attacks on Indian cities and continued hostilities in the disputed border area of Kashmir.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

From the Blogosphere (JAWA Report):

Pakistani spies reportedly aided Kabul suicide attack

[BOBTHENAILER]

Let's look at some disturbing info here:

US officials say the number of attacks on their soldiers in Afghanistan have increased by 60% since the civilian government took power this year.

A quote from the other thread. So Gilani inherited Butto's crown, Butto was the darling of the RATs and the RATs are no friend to Bush's policy in Afghanistan, as well as being notably AWOL against terrorists during Billy's aborted two terms and now we see Pakistan in deep economic crisis, shortly after Gilani takes power, going from strong economic growth to a negative in six short months and again, from the other thread we have a mirror image of RAT inaction on the war on terrorists, by their party of choice in Pakistan:

A British officer who was present at the meeting said Pakistani generals had spoken of their frustration with the civilian government: “They said they were still waiting for a signal to act in the tribal areas. To be honest, none of us could think of a thing they had done in six months.”

Now, a really suspicious guy like ol' Bob here, might see some very scary parallels.

[SunkenCiv]

Pakistan has offered to investigate a bomb attack on India's embassy in Kabul last month that killed more than 50 people, India's foreign secretary says.

Hey, I'm sure that the ISI will be forthcoming and helpful. Thanks Ernest.

[Marine_Uncle]

The Pakistani government is being held under the magnifying glass and found wanting. Perhaps some real progress will be started to purge their military and intel corps of those that support Islamic jihadist organizations in their many forms.