Lok Sabha Debates
Need To Take Steps To Check Inflation Of Terrorists From Across The Border -Laid. on 17 May, 2002
Title: Need to take steps to check inflation of terrorists from across the border -Laid.
SHRI J.S. BRAR (FARIDKOT) : Car bombs have rocked Karachi. Suicide bombers allegedly belonging to Al Qaida, attacked in the parking lot of a hotel in Karachi on 8th May killing 12 Frenchmen. This has vindicated the intelligence reports that Al Qaida activists are likely to sneak into India to create disturbances during forthcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Now there is no doubt that Pakistan has given shelter to Al Qaida terrorists after they fled to Pakistan from Afghanistan. Pakistan will make use of them against India through POK. Government should take serious note of this incident in Pakistan and register its concern to USA. On home front the security agencies be kept on high alert and take preventive steps to ensure that Al Qaida and Pakistani infiltrators are not allowed to cross the borders. Intelligence agencies have to play a significant role now.