Islamabad, Dec. 23 : Pakistan’s top political leaders have taken strong exception to India’s “unsubstantiated allegations made in haste”, and said that they will remain united against any threat to the security of their country.

In a seven-point statement issued after an all-parties conference (APC) at the Prime Minister’s House to discuss rising tensions between India and Pakistan after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, the politicians said that they were ready to “pursue constructive engagement with India in a comprehensive manner with a view to building confidence and mutual trust for establishing friendly and good-neighbourly relations with India on the basis of settlement of all outstanding disputes”.

Islamabad/New Delhi, Dec. 3 : Pakistan has said that Indian External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee''s warning that India will exercise its military options if its territorial integrity is compromised, will not help in toning down tensions between the two nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours.

London/Islamabad, Dec. 2 : The political spotlight is now on Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the wake of the Mumbai massacre.

According to a report in The Independent, Pakistan''s recently elected civilian government has very limited room for manoeuvre as far dealing with the ISI is concerned.

The agency not only has the political and military clout to keep scrutiny at bay, but also possesses enough revenues to support its activities both within the country and outside.

Lahore/Islamabad, Dec. 2: Pakistan’s political leaders have supported the government’s stance on the Mumbai attacks and said the nation is ready to defend the country against any aggression.

Addressing a news conference after a meeting with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, National Assembly Opposition Leader Nisar Ali Khan said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supported the government and urged it to take a dignified and firm stance at ‘a critical time’.

“In this charged atmosphere, the unjustified blame game against Pakistan and its institutions should be stopped. If anyone has any proof, it should be given to the government, which will itself take action,” he said.

Islamabad, Dec. 2: A rift has opened up between the Pakistani Government and the army in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.

"The Mumbai attacks seem to have exacerbated civil-military tensions within Pakistan," the Telegraph quoted a STRATFOR analyst, as saying.

Both the Dawn and the Telegraph have reported that "clear differences in perception" have surfaced between army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, President Asif Ali Zardar Zardari and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani.

The most visible evidence of the gulf occurred when Zardari promised India the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate would visit India to help with the investigation into the attack.

Islamabad, Dec. 1 : Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has appealed to India not to punish his country for last week''s attacks in Mumbai, saying militants have the power to precipitate a war in the region.

In an interview with a British newspaper, Zardari warned that provocation by rogue "non-state actors" posed the danger of a return to war between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

"Even if the militants are linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, who do you think we are fighting?" asked Zardari.