`Pakistan has raised the tiger which they are unable to ride now,' says Farooq

Jammu,Nov.29 (ANI): Giving a clean chit to Pakistan as far the Mumbai terror attack was concerned, National Conference Patron and it''s Chief Ministerial candidate Dr Abdullah said that Islamabad could not be behind the attack as Pakistan''s Foreign Minister was in India.

"The Mumbai terror attack is a dangerous signal for the entire world. The Pakistan Government, I honestly think is not behind this. Their Foreign Minister is in our country and, I cannot think a country can be involved in terror strike in a place if one of its minister's is visiting there," said Abdullah.

"Whosoever has raised terror organizations like the Jaish-e-Mohammed and the Lashker-e-Toiba and are behind them, has raised a tiger they cannot control," the National Conference patron further said, adding "And my appeal to the world community is that please take this (terror strike) seriously and call a meeting of the (UN) Security Council, besides activating the Joint Mechanism formed to fight terror."

He was addressing a press conference at the National Conference headquarters in Jammu.ommenting on Pakistan''s plight, he said Islamabad is in the throes of a dilemma as "it''s a new democracy."

He further said that a nuclear power state like Pakistan could not affors to remain unstable.

"It''s a danger for the entire world and it''s important for the world community,especially the powerful countries, to come forward and work on a joint strategy to fight militancy," Abdullah said.

He said that the terror strikes in Mumbai were well formulated and "not a one day plan".

"They were well aware of each and every room of the hotel and even the GM''s residence and killed five Jewish and several foreigners, and showed how powerful they were, and what they were exactly capable of," the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said.

Commenting on intelligence failure, he said: "Ours is a huge country, and for the first time, they (militants) used the sea route. They stayied for four days in Karachi, reached Porbandar and then came to the Gateway of India like any ordinary folk, which shows how professionally trained they were."

"At this juncture, we should stop the blame game, and instead, we should formulate a joint strategy to fight them, as they have become extremely professional," he concluded. By Tahir Nadeem Khan (ANI)