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"Both countries are nuclear powers. I think there is no threat of war," Gilani told a brief news conference during a visit to the Information Ministry.
He was responding to a question about army chief General Deepak Kapoor's comments on Wednesday that all options were open before New Delhi, including the "fighting option" as last resort, for dealing with Pakistan.
Gilani indicated that the Indian government's stance is being influenced by public pressure. "There is tremendous pressure of the public on the government of India," he said.
Answering another question about Pakistan possibly abandoning the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, Gilani said a special envoy of Iran who met him recently had given no indication that the venture will not be implemented.
On the investigation into the killing of Benazir Bhutto, Gilani said the UN probe into the former premier's assassination on December 27, 2007 is expected to start soon.
Replying to a question on scrapping of the 17th amendment of the Constitution that gives the President sweeping powers to dismiss the Premier and dissolve Parliament, Gilani said the ruling PPP is committed to repeal the provisions.
A two-thirds majority in both houses of Parliament is needed for scrapping the 17th amendment. The government is setting up a committee that will examine all suggestions in this regard and then forge consensus on the move, he added.
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Can any Indian trust any Pakistani Govt. Official or Army General any more ? Pakistan was born out of the hatred of Hindus and India...can we ever hope to make friends with them ? The Indian Govt., was,in my considered opinion,ill-advised to "offer a hand of friendship" to Pakistan...we all know the results that followed... It is now high time that India,after having created a favourable International opinion about it's conduct so far...now carries out the threat held out by us,else we will become the laughing stock of the world...nuclear bomb or no nuclear bomb...Pakistan will be wiped out of the map if it carries out a nuclear attack first...a fact they and the world knows very well...India must call Pakistan's bluff and teach them a lesson,once,and for all... !
mate, u talk of nuke like its the end all be all..use your nuke and 90% of india will be the same. if india nukes u 90% of pak will be the same. only diff is the L.E.T. will tkke 20%, Osama 40%, Tribesmen 20%. If your maths is good u have bannanas left. u bannanas will have 10%. Look at japan, nuked and all ----- right on top. So STOP thinking NUKES .
I am totally agree with Vijay,, I dont know Why other Indians dont understand that pakistan is not a cup of tea. But Mr Vijay Whole world knows that Indian Attack on pakistan in 1965, we dont and they know wht we done with you Indian. Anyways U extremist indians has to realize that u cant attack us, but ur general kapoor needs someone who make him understand.So can anyone help General Kapoor
by the way news conference by an army chief is unprecedented at elast in our part of the world. has indians gone too crazy and frustrated about the issue
these war mongering statements by an indian general are too unfortunate. he and the whole wold knows there wont be any war between the two nations after being both having nuclear equiped weapons and same was rightly pointed out by PM gillani.
He must know something that India and the whole world doesn't aprt from the USA and UK governments!!
GILANI, DO US A FAVOR, DO NOT OPEN YOUR MOUTH. BECAUSE YOU ARE UNBALANCED NOW. YOUR RUBBISH TALK WILL BE HEARD ONLY BY ILLETRATE PAKISTANIS.
Because of there nuclear weapons just forget about war.Now We can only have war with them when they imposed on us like 1965.But we are in no position to attack Pakistan like 1971 after they have become nuclear nation.IF war broke out they have nothing to loose.But we have lots of thing.Why can't as a nation we swallow the truth.We have to solve Kashmir issue.To avoid any more attacks otherwise these type of thing keep hapening and in real we can do nothing but only pressurise them.They will arrest some people for a while then let them free.It will keep hapening.