PAKISTAN

NEW DELHI: Shahid Malik, Pakistan High Commissioner to India here on Friday while strongly refuting Indian Home Minister Chidambaram's accusation against Pakistan on its alleged involvement in terror activities against India, said Pakistan was responsible state and would not allow its territory to be used by anyone for such acts.

Responding to Chidambaram's keynote address and remarks at the India Today Conclave, Shahid Malik rejected the allegation of the involvement of so-called state actors from Pakistan in terror activities.

Pakistan High Commissioner pointed out that Pakistan has a number of issues with India in the context of terrorism, including the objectionable activities in Baluchistan.

Shahid Malik informed the large audience that Pakistan had come to New Delhi with an open and positive frame of mind for the recent Foreign Secretaries meeting and would like to see meaningful and result oriented discussion in the framework of the Composite Dialogue.

Earlier speaking at the Conclave, the Indian Minister made it clear that "war is not an option" so the two countries, both nuclear powers, "must talk when we can" and, at other times, "we have to be vigilant".