External Affairs Minister

Multan, Dec 26: Pakistan Foreign Minister has refused to rule out war against India, saying that the country should prepare for the worst.

"We should hope for the best but prepare for the worst," the Daily Times quoted Qureshi, as saying.

Asked if he would rule out war, the Foreign Minister said: "I am not ruling out anything. But if war is imposed, we will respond to it like a brave, self-respecting nation."

Islamabad, Dec. 18 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureishi has said that future of Pakistan demands good neighbourly relations with India, and that it was his responsibility to do so.

Taking the responsibility of building stronger ties between the two nations, Qureishi said that the Mumbai attack has hampered the neighbourly relation with India, but it will improve soon.

Paris, Dec 14 : Pakistan''s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that India was aware of Islamabad''s response if India attacks Pakistan.

Condemning the Mumbai attacks, Qureshi said that they have extended their sympathy to the Indian Government.

"Both India and Pakistan have equally fallen victim to terrorism however, considering Pakistan responsible for terrorism in the region could not help curb this menace. India knows Pakistan''s sacrifices that it laid down in combating terrorism," The News quoted Qureshi. as saying.

Paris, Dec. 14 : Pakistan''s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has refused to accept that the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, which has been banned in his country, is a political front for the militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).

Currently on a visit to French capital Paris, Qureshi was quoted by the Daily Times as saying. "If there is evidence (of terrorist activities) we will take action."

Upset over widespread charges of involvement of Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attacks, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi cut short his four-day visit to India.

He left for Islamabad on Saturday morning.

Qureshi was scheduled to meet Leader of Opposition L K Advani, at 10.30 am on Saturday. But this appointment was cancelled due to a cabinet meeting in Islamabad later in the day.