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India funding Taliban fighters: Pakistan
Press Trust of India, Monday October 26, 2009, Islamabad

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Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has once again claimed that India is fomenting unrest within Pakistan through steps such as funding Taliban fighters based along the border with Afghanistan.

Malik said he was "convinced" India is among "certain hostile agencies" that are backing the Taliban to create instability in Pakistan.

Asked during an interview to a TV news channel as to who was backing the Taliban, he said: "There are certain hostile elements against Pakistan and there are certain hostile agencies which do not want Pakistan to be (stabilised)."

In response to a question on whether India is among the hostile agencies, Malik said, "Yes, of course, I am convinced. I have no doubt about it. I was very open. I have given the full details.

"If the interior minister of India or anyone else wants to confront me, I will be very happy to confront them because I know what I am saying," he added.

Malik had said last week that Pakistan has "solid evidence" of India's alleged involvement in fomenting unrest in Balochistan province and this can be shared with Indian ministers or representatives at any forum of their choice.

"I invite their interior minister or anyone else (to come to Pakistan) and I will put on record all the material about India's interference in Balochistan. I'll prove it to the world," he had said.
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Posted by Prashanth manjunath on Oct 30, 2009
The accusations by Malik is baseless and holds no water, looks like trying to make INDIA a scape goat by making frivilous allegations..INDIA itself is a fatality to cross border intimidation initiated by pakistan.
Posted by Parvez on Oct 27, 2009
Wakeup Mr. Malik. No doubt why Pakistan has had successful dictators & not democrats.
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