Sunday, November 13 2005 18:12 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Dhaka: Agreeing with his Pakistan counterpart Shaukat Aziz that there was 'trust deficit' between the two countries, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today (Nov 13, 2005) said 'all that needs to be done' on stopping cross border terrorism has not been done by Islamabad.

"There has been trust deficit. It is our obligation to convert that deficit into a surplus," he told a press conference before winding up his three-day visit here for the 13th SAARC Summit.

He was asked about Aziz's comments earlier in the day about 'trust deficit' between the two countries.

The Prime Minister parried a question whether there was any evidence of Pakistan's hand in the serial bomb blasts in Delhi merely saying, "indications do suggest external linkages".

"The inquiry is underway. There are several clues and there are some indications about external linkages to terrorist groups, which might have involved. I will not say more on that till we have a firm grasp of really knowing who was involved," he said.

To a question, the Prime Minister said in the January, 2004 statement, Pakistan had given an assurance that its territory would not be allowed to be used to promote or further terrorist activities directed against India.

"There has been some reduction. But it is unfortunately our feeling that all that needs to be done has not been done. We, of course, have assurances that future will be different from the past. We wait for that", he said.