Kulu (Himachal Pradesh): Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on February 12 ruled out any dialogue with Pakistan till it stops cross-border terrorism and shuts down terrorist training camps even as he urged the Western countries to stop financial and military aid to Islamabad.

Launching Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s campaign for the coming Assembly elections in the state, he said there was no question of holding any talks with Islamabad "till it stops cross-border terrorism and shuts down terrorist training camps there".

Asserting that it has been conclusively proved that the five terrorists who attacked Parliament on December 13, 2001, were Pakistanis, Advani said even foreign dignitaries while following a formality of calling for a dialogue between the two countries "agreed with our point of view".

He said while Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf has changed his tone and tenor due to international pressure following the September 11 attacks, he has not changed his conduct and continues to describe terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and rest of India as "freedom struggle".

Advani asked the international community to stop financial and military aid to countries encouraging terrorism.

"Pakistan will be paralysed and cannot survive if Western countries stop their military and financial aid," he added.



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