Militants could start regional war - Pakistan president Zardari

Militants could start regional war - Pakistan president Zardari

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MUMBAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week's attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Zardari, whose wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated by Islamist militants last year, warned that provocation by rogue "non-state actors" posed the danger of a return to war between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

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In addition to this Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice will arrive in India on Wed. Some Analysts are predicting that the US could be drawn into any conflict between India and Pakistan.

The US needs to pressure both Pakistan and India to work together with the US in utterly wiping out terror camps in Pakistani controlled Kashmir. If Pakistan resists this idea, the US and India need to seriously look at taking action where Pakistan is unwilling or unable to do so.

Pakistan must realize that the terrorists want regional war and we must avoid that by wiping out the militant bases in Pakistani Kashmir. The alternative is a major regional conflict with a potential death toll in the millions.

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