Washington: Asserting that Pakistan is itself a victim of terrorism, Islamabad's envoy to the US has asked India to work along with its neighbour to combat terror instead of adopting a confrontationist approach in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.
"... As two democracies, we need to strengthen each other, rather than fall into the trap of the terrorists, who want us to fight with each other so that they can get greater strength," Pakistan's ambassador to Washington Hussain Haqqani said on ABC News.
Contending that it was "plain wrong" to believe that the militants involved in the Mumbai terror attacks were harboured by Islamabad, Haqqani said terrorists are "non-state actors".
"There are terrorists that have trained in all countries of the world, secretly. These are non-state actors. I don't think that this is the time for India or anybody in India to accuse Pakistan. It's time to work with Pakistan," he said.
"... The point we must remember is that we should not see this heinous act in the context of India-Pakistan relations. We should see it in the context of international terrorism," he added.
Underlining that Pakistan has gone all out to assure Indians of their support, the envoy said Islamabad will assist New Delhi in every possible way if evidence was provided to it.
"The important thing to understand is that the democratic government in Pakistan, led by President Asif Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, has really gone the extra mile in reassuring the Indians that we feel their pain. Pakistan is a victim of terrorism. India is a victim of terrorism. The victims need to get together," he added.
