Pakistan's Long Support For Militants Puts The Country In A Bind
Pakistan has long supported militants fighting to its east in India and to its west in Afghanistan. The country says it's cracking down on militants, but many critics are skeptical.
Pakistan's ambassador to the U.S., Asad Khan, says India is hastily and unfairly blaming his country for a Feb. 14 suicide bombing that killed more than 40 Indian security force members in the disputed Kashmir region.
"India pointed the finger at Pakistan within minutes. The Indian government and media went into overdrive, whipping up war hysteria against Pakistan," Khan said recently in Washington.
The bombing was carried out by a young Muslim man who grew up in Indian-administered Kashmir, and Pakistan says arrested dozens of suspected militants in recent days, in an effort to show it's cracking down at home.
