India complains of militant training camps in Pak

Source: AFP

NEW DELHI — India's defense minister said on Tuesday there were dozens of Islamic militant training camps active near Pakistan's border with India that had not been dismantled by authorities there.

"As long as the terrorist camps are functioning in the border areas in Pakistan soil, certainly there is a threat to India, and it is a fact," A. K. Antony said in the southern state of Kerala, PTI news agency reported.

On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that militants in Pakistan were plotting new attacks on India and urged security forces to stay on high alert.

Singh underlined that cross-border terrorism remained a "most pervasive" threat.

In response, Pakistan assured India of its "fullest cooperation" in preventing fresh acts of terror and asked India to share specific information about threats.

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