Reply #6: Cameron sparks diplomatic row with Pakistan after 'export of terror' remarks [View All]

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Nicholas Watt in Delhi
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 28 July 2010 18.07 BST

• David Cameron makes strongest criticism of Pakistan yet
• Islamabad accuses PM of damaging prospects for peace

David Cameron today sparked a furious diplomatic row with Islamabad after accusing elements of the Pakistani state of promoting the export of terrorism.

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But in an angry response, Pakistan's high commissioner to Britain accused Cameron of damaging the prospects for regional peace, and criticised him for believing allegations in the Wikileaks documents published in the Guardian earlier this week.

Wajid Shamsul Hasan, Pakistan's high commissioner, writes on the Guardian Comment is free site: "One would have wished that the prime minister would have considered Pakistan's enormous role in the war on terror and the sacrifices it has rendered since 9/11.

There seems to be more reliance on information based on intelligence leaks which lack credibility of proof. A bilateral visit aimed at earning business could have been done without damaging the prospects of regional peace."

Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/28/david-cameron-india-pakistan-terror