ISLAMABAD, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has summoned a national security conference to be held on Dec. 2 to review the situation arising out of the attacks in the Indian commercial city of Mumbai, according to an official here on Sunday.

    Gilani has invited some political leaders to attend the conference to discuss the strategy to deal with the situation, a spokesman for the prime minister said.

Firefighters douse a blaze at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai November 29, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Earlier, his spokesman said that Gilani had canceled a trip to Hong Kong to concentrate on addressing growing tensions with India after the Mumbai terror attacks.

    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 over 100 people in its financial hub came from Pakistan.

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

    The Mumbai attacks have heightened tension between Pakistan and Indian as several Indian leaders have claimed that elements in Pakistan are behind the attacks.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi speaks during a news conference at the foreign ministry in Islamabad November 29, 2008. Tension between nuclear-armed Pakistan and India is serious after the assault on the Indian city of Mumbai and both countries must act to defuse it, Qureshi said on Saturday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Islamabad has denied any role and asked India to provide evidence about the involvement of elements in Pakistan to take action against them.

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

Pakistan offers full co-op in probe of Mumbai terror attacks 

    ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan will stand by India in the difficult times after the Mumbai terrorist attacks and would like to offer India full cooperation in the probe of the incident, the foreign office said in a statement on Saturday.

    Addressing a news conference here, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that the Pakistani government was unanimous in condemnation of the barbaric acts of terrorism and offered condolences to the government of India and the bereaved families. Full story

TV: Pakistan's intelligence chief not to go to India 

    ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Director General of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan will not visit India, private TV channel Geo reported Saturday.

    The cabinet held a meeting at which the situation in the wake of the terrorist attacks in India's Mumbai was discussed and the federal cabinet approved the decision not to send the intelligence chief to India, said the report. Full story

Pakistan, India pledge further co-op in anti-terrorism 


    ISLAMABAD, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan and India Wednesday condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations and affirmed their resolve to cooperate with each other to combat the menace of terrorism.

    This was stated in a joint communique issued at the conclusion of the 5th round of interior/home secretary level talks between Pakistan and India on Terrorism and Drugs Trafficking here Wednesday. Full story