No de-escalation along border, hints PM

<div class="section1"><div class="Normal">shimla: prime minister atal bihari vajpayee on sunday indicated no scaling down of india''s military mobilisation at the border saying pakistani spies were indulging in sabotage in the country and cross-border terrorism was continuing. "india cannot take any chances with external and internal security as pakistani spies are indulging in sabotage, cross-border terrorism is continuing and there is no respite in firing along the border," vajpayee said.such actions did not indicate that pakistan was interested in peace, he told a rally here marking the completion of four years in office of bjp government led by prem kumar dhumal in himachal pradesh. he said pakistan must immediately stop cross-border terrorism and respond adequately to global call to stamp out terrorism. vajpayee said india wanted peace and better relations with pakistan but it must abide by simla accord and lahore declaration and settle all issues bilaterally. vajpayee said pakistan had signed the simla agreement after it lost the 1971 war with india to settle all issues, including kashmir, through bilateral talks but it violated the accord and indulged in kargil misadventure to taste another defeat. he said acts of terrorism like attack on parliament and jammu and kashmir assembly and firing from across the border raised doubts about pakistan''s intentions to have friendly relations with india. he commended security forces for repulsing the attack on parliament saying if terrorists had succeeded in their nefarious designs, there would have been a bloodshed. the security forces killed all the terrorists and saved not only parliament but also mps, vajpayee said. he asserted pakistan would never be allowed to gain control over kashmir. when pakistan could not retain bangladesh, it should stop dreaming of "annexing" kashmir. "pakistan''s dreams will never come true," he said. attacking opposition parties on the issue of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">shila daan</span> at ayodhya, vajpayee said the event passed off peacefully proving the prophets of doom wrong. "our opponents were disappointed as they always look for an opportunity to fish in troubled waters." vajpayee advised the opposition to rise above petty politics and cooperative with government in matters relating to country''s security and development. he said his government was very much concerned about security and the pokhran detonations against wishes of major world powers were aimed at ensuring safety of the country for ever. he said it was not important how long his government would last. more important was the contribution made by it and nuclear tests were one such action for which his government would always be remembered, vajpayee said. <span style="" font-weight:="" bold="">related stories:</span><br /><img src="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//ticker.gif" alt="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//ticker.gif" border="0" /> <a href="articleshow.asp?art_id=4778225">gujarat violence must end, says vajpayee</a><br /><img src="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//ticker.gif" alt="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//ticker.gif" border="0" /> <a href="articleshow.asp?art_id=4779879">trans-himalyam development authority soon: pm</a><br /><img src="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//redbull.gif" alt="C://DOCUME~1//ADMINI~1//LOCALS~1//Temp//cms_files//4775543-open//images//redbull.gif" border="0" /> <a href="articlelist.asp?catkey=1559161446&daysactive=365">full coverage: indo-pak ties</a><span style="" color:=""> </span></div> </div>