Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza
Gilani on Tuesday denied that the country's intelligence service had
any involvement in the recent suicide bombings in Kabul. On
Monday, a massive suicide bombing against India's embassy in Kabul
killed 44 people. Afghani officials alleged the attack could not have
succeeded without the support of foreign intelligence agencies in the
region, in a thinly veiled charge at Pakistan. 'Why should
Pakistan destabilize Afghanistan, as it is in our interest to have a
stable Afghanistan?' Gilani said on the sidelines of a summit of
developing Muslim nations in Malaysia's capital. 'And we want
stability in the region, as we are also a victim of terrorism and
extremism because my own leader, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated,'
official Bernama news agency quoted Gilani as saying. 'She was hit by
terrorism, therefore, it is our firm resolve to fight terrorism and
extremism.' World leaders condemned Monday's attack which also left more than 140 people injured.
The UN Security Council called for international efforts to bring the
perpetrators, organizers, financiers and supporters of the attack to
justice.
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