ISLAMABAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday briefed Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan about Pakistan's relations with India after terrorist attacks in Mumbai.

    Babacan telephoned his Pakistani counterpart to discuss bilateral relations and to share views on regional and global situation, according to a statement by the Pakistani foreign ministry.

    Pakistani leaders are making contacts with leaders of friendly countries and their ambassadors in Islamabad to apprise them of their position over the Mumbai attacks.

    The Mumbai attacks, which killed nearly 200 people, heightened tension with Pakistan as Indian leaders said that elements in Pakistan were behind the attacks.

    "Pakistan was one of the first countries to strongly condemn the terrorist attacks and offered all possible assistance. Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism and considers it a menace to humanity which must be eliminated," the statement said.

    Babacan lauded Pakistan's role in fight against militant extremism and expressed support to the efforts being made by Islamabad to engage New Delhi constructively, the statement said.

    Pakistani troops and Air Force have been put on high alert in the face of "escalation" by India on the eastern border and the forces deployed on the western frontier could also be pulled back, according to local press reports Sunday.

    In a briefing to the media, senior Pakistani officials Saturday revealed that the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) had also been informed about the possible decision by Pakistan to withdraw its troops from the western border as India was involved in troops buildup on the eastern border in the wake of Mumbai terrorist attacks.

    Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has canceled a trip to Hong Kong to concentrate on addressing growing tensions with India after the Mumbai terror attacks, his spokesman said Sunday.

    Gilani was due to attend the Clinton Global Initiative summit on Dec. 2-3 but his spokesman said that he would instead deal with Indian allegations that terrorists who killed 195 people in its financial hub came from Pakistan.

    "Due to the prevailing situation emerging after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the prime minister has canceled his visit to Hong Kong for the Clinton Global Initiative," said Gilani's spokesman.

    Gilani was holding consultations with military and political leaders and would send a special assistant to take his place at the conference, he said.

    Leaders in Pakistan have condemned the Mumbai attacks and pledged action against any group found to be involved, saying that any increase in Pakistan-India tensions would be a victory for the extremists.