New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has, in a clear reference to Pakistan, said the terrority of a neighbouring counrtry has been used to prepare for the attack on Mumbai. He urged the world community to help India in punishing those behind the attack.
The Prime Minister was speaking at the signing of the Indo-Russian deal in New Delhi.
The PM, who was addressing a joint press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev after their talks, made it clear that India wanted the US and others to put pressure on Pakistan to ensure that those behind the "horrible" crime in Mumbai are punished.
"I have impressed upon all the world leaders who called me that people of India feel a sense of hurt and anger as
never seen before," he said.
"It is the obligation of all concerned to ensure that perpetrators of this horrible crime are brought to book. That is our message to everybody and anybody who have come here," he added.
His response came when asked whether India had requested US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, during her visit here on Wednesday, to tell Pakistan to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Mohd Saeed.
Underlining that "perpetrators of this crime should be brought to book", the Prime Minister said "this message" had been conveyed to Rice as also other world leaders.
Asked about the military, political and economic options before India in dealing with those behind the terror attacks, the PM responded with a cryptic "We will wait for the outcome" of the world community's efforts.
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