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| Pakistan and India in terror vow | Pakistan and India in terror vow |
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| Pakistan and India have pledged to work together to fight terrorism - "the main threat to both countries". | Pakistan and India have pledged to work together to fight terrorism - "the main threat to both countries". |
| The joint statement came after talks in Egypt between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh. | The joint statement came after talks in Egypt between Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh. |
| They said action on terrorism should not be linked to their peace talks. | They said action on terrorism should not be linked to their peace talks. |
| Ties between the two countries were badly strained by attacks in Mumbai (Bombay) last year, in which militants killed more than 160 people. | Ties between the two countries were badly strained by attacks in Mumbai (Bombay) last year, in which militants killed more than 160 people. |
| India has accused Pakistan-based fighters from the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba of carrying out the attacks. | India has accused Pakistan-based fighters from the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba of carrying out the attacks. |
| Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil - and vowed to do all it can to bring the suspects to justice. | Pakistan has admitted they were partly planned on its soil - and vowed to do all it can to bring the suspects to justice. |
| Indian climbdown | |
| The talks on Thursday - on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement's summit in Egypt - were the third high-level meeting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the Mumbai attacks last November which brought an abrupt halt to peace talks. | The talks on Thursday - on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement's summit in Egypt - were the third high-level meeting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours since the Mumbai attacks last November which brought an abrupt halt to peace talks. |
| "Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and co-operate with each other to this end," the joint statement of the talks said. | "Both leaders affirmed their resolve to fight terrorism and co-operate with each other to this end," the joint statement of the talks said. |
| More than 166 people died in the attacks in Mumbai in November | More than 166 people died in the attacks in Mumbai in November |
| "Prime Minister Singh reiterated the need to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice and Prime Minister Gilani assured that Pakistan will do everything in its power in this regard." | "Prime Minister Singh reiterated the need to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai attacks to justice and Prime Minister Gilani assured that Pakistan will do everything in its power in this regard." |
| The two prime ministers agreed to co-operate on the investigation. | The two prime ministers agreed to co-operate on the investigation. |
| "Pakistan has provided an updated status dossier on the investigations of the Mumbai attacks," their statement said. | |
| The two leaders also agreed to "share real time, credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threat". | The two leaders also agreed to "share real time, credible and actionable information on any future terrorist threat". |
| Last week Pakistan said the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on Mumbai's Taj Hotel was likely to start this week. | Last week Pakistan said the trial of five men suspected of involvement in the attack on Mumbai's Taj Hotel was likely to start this week. |
| In a move likely to please Islamabad, the prime minister's joint statement said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" - which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir. | In a move likely to please Islamabad, the prime minister's joint statement said action on terrorism "should not be linked to the composite dialogue process" - which includes talks on the disputed territory of Kashmir. |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says many in India will see this as a major climb-down in Delhi's stance. | |
| Since the Mumbai attacks, which sent relations between the two nuclear-capable neighbours in a deep freeze, India has insisted that talks could only take place if Pakistan took firm steps to bring the perpetrators of the violence to justice, our correspondent says. | |
| It is quite a remarkable achievement for two countries which have, in fact, made almost no substantial progress in five years of intermittent dialogue, he adds. |