New Delhi: Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on November 3 night said the two terrorists killed in an encounter with police in a busy South Delhi shopping mall seemed to be Pakistanis and were planning to carry out the strike at the behest of Pakistan to trigger off communal violence.

"We are awaiting the full report. From whatever information we have, it seems both of them were Pakistanis," Advani told 'Aaj Tak' when asked whether the nationality of the terrorists has been established.

"We have had intelligence inputs in the past few days that the terrorists have been told by their masters to choose days and places which would spark off communal violence," he said, adding the terrorists chose Deepawali-eve for the attack to send a message that would create communal tension in the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister said India had specific information that there was no change in Pakistan's intentions of sponsoring terrorism in India despite international pressure on Islamabad.

"It becomes clear from the messages, intercepts and infiltration in the last few days," he said.

PTI