Pak PM: Will probe Kabul Embassy blast

While talking about the “recent incidents”, Singh specifically told Gilani about the “July 7 Kabul embassy attack regarding which there is evidence of the involvement of Pakistan’s ISI”. Singh also spoke about violation of ceasefire by Pakistani forces and increased infiltration across the LoC.

Apart from Indian intelligence agencies, US and UK intelligence agencies too have pointed out that Pakistan’s spy agency, the ISI, may be involved in the blast.

Assuring that he would “look into the matter”, Gilani told Singh that he would “get to the root of it”, Menon said.

Gilani also asked if India had any information that it could share with Pakistan with regard to the Kabul incident. Singh conveyed his concern over the issue to Gilani with a message that the incident, the ceasefire violations and the rising infiltration had created “difficulties” in the relations.

Raising the issue in a “very frank and candid” manner in his first meeting with Gilani, Singh said such concerns of India had to be addressed to allow the relations to come “back on track”.

In his speech Singh said: “Terrorism continues to rear its ugly head in our region. It remains the single biggest threat to our stability and progress. We cannot afford to lose the battle against the ideologies of hatred, fanaticism and against all those who seek to destroy our social fabric.”

Recalling the embassy blast in Kabul and the Bangalore and Ahmedabad blasts, Singh said: “(They) are gruesome reminders of the barbarity that still finds a place here in South Asia.” Gilani told Singh that he would meet Karzai on Sunday to discuss the Kabul attack.