Breaking News, World News and Taiwan News.

Updated Sunday, December 7, 2008 9:21 am TWN, Reuters

Hoax call put Pakistan on high alert: report

ISLAMABAD -- Nuclear-armed Pakistan put its forces on high alert after a hoax caller pretending to be India’s foreign minister spoke to President Asif Ali Zardari in a threatening manner on Nov. 28, two days after the militant attacks on Mumbai began, the Dawn newspaper reported on Saturday.

“It’s true,” a diplomat with knowledge of the exchanges told Reuters when asked whether the newspaper report was correct.

The caller ignored Zardari’s conciliatory language and directly threatened to take military action if Pakistan failed to act immediately against the supposed perpetrators of the slaughter in Mumbai.

Throughout the next 24 hours Pakistan’s air force was put on “highest alert” as the military watched anxiously for any sign of Indian aggression, the report said.

Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here

Share

Print

Email

Related Stories

▪	India unveils security overhaul after Mumbai siege

Comments

December 12, 2008 sharan_twentysix@

Pakistan has double standards, it's playing games. It is time for China to realize that Pakistan is the epic centre of terrorism. It's time for China to put pressure on Pakistan.


Sponsors
▪	Get the best deals for Guangzhou Hotels or choose from more than 10,000 hotels in 499 Chinese cities.
▪	Find great real time deals on China Flights. Book flights to China or China domestic flights 24/7.
▪	Buy china wholesale products from reliable chinese wholesalers on DHgate.com!
▪	Save 70% for hotel in Shanghai and 6000 hotels, in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and all China.