Pak not keen on talks, just wants tension on border: Defence Expert

Taking a strong exception to Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz's remark that crackdown against the militants in the country could lead to increased terrorist attacks, Defence expert Qamar Agha on Sunday said Islamabad never wanted peaceful relations with India as it has adopted 'proxy war' as a policy.

Agha said Pakistan is not a natural state and its survival depends on tension, which is why they keep creating constant tensions at the border.

"Pakistan is not interested in talks. Their basic policy is not to keep peaceful relations with India. Proxy war has become their policy. Pakistan is not a natural state, their survival depends on tension. It was formed on the idea of anti-India and anti-Hindu lines, so that need army to run it. Therefore they constantly create tensions," he told ANI.

"The entire world knows that militancy from Pakistan is affecting not only India but also other nations. India is for talks, ever since this government has come to power they have taken initiatives to better relations. If they want talks they should shun terror," he added.

Aziz had earlier suggested that seeking a large-scale crackdown on all the terrorist attacks at once would overstretch the armed forces and lead to more terrorist attacks.

"We have to make sure that we move in a decisive way, but at a measured pace and according to our capacity, and ensuring that the blowback is manageable," he said.

Aziz on Friday tried to defend the Pakistan Government against the criticism it has drawn for inaction to crack down on the Haqqani network and allegations of sheltering Afghan Taliban leaders.