Pak. sabotaged peace process: Panja

HANOVER, AUG. 20. The Minister of State for External Affairs, Mr. Ajit Panja, has held Pakistan responsible for ``sabotaging'' the peace process in Kashmir and said India had given the U.S. ``cogent and specific evidence'' on Islamabad's involvement in terrorist activities.

``The calling off of the ceasefire by the Hizbu leader, Salahuddin, from Islamabad is a direct evidence of Pakistan sabotaging the peace process,'' Mr. Panja told PTI here.

Mr. Panja, who was here to participate in the `India Day' celebrations early this week at the Expo 2000, a five-month long world exposition, condemned as ``acts of cowardice'' the killing of innocent people by militants in Jammu and Kashmir.

``We are for peace including with Pakistan,'' said Mr. Panja and added that consensus and not confrontation should be the guiding factor for foreign policy in the new millennium. To a question on whether the U.S. could be involved in finding a solution to the thorny issues between India and Pakistan, Mr. Panja said Washington has ``repeatedly rejected third party mediation''.

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