“I think we have already clarified that, and the prime minister has said we have the president's relief fund into which anyone can contribute. There are no restrictions.”
“Whatever intelligence it was, it was faulty. Probably it was done on the basis of some information that there were foreign militants in the area. But this information could have been shared with our armed forces, and they could have taken action without killing so many innocent civilians.”
“This is the second incident in about 10 days time. It remains our responsibility to protect our people from outside intrusion. … These women, these children, they are important. They are our people.”
“Basically, the delegation is coming to discuss the proposal that Pakistan had given to India on allowing travel. The Indian proposal can also be discussed at the meeting.”
“What we have been told is that the US ambassador appreciated the policies of the President of Pakistan and there were some attempts to involve him in a discussion on the internal situation in Pakistan, which according to the embassy, he resisted and did not make any comments.”