Pakistan leader on ties with India + mosque visit

(22 Dec 2001)
1. Various of Musharraf visiting mosque
2. Various of Musharraf meeting the mosque's imam, Haji Mohammad You Nusi Maliangji
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf:
"We must also know that Islam is a religion of peace and we don't believe in any violence. Therefore you, being a part of China, need to be very patriotic and for the good of China, all Muslims in China work for the good of China."
4. Various of police security in Xi'an during Musharraf's visit
5. Musharraf with Haji Maliangji
6. Musharraf in crowd of people leaving mosque
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf
"You have asked me so many times... We regret the very arrogant and knee-jerk response of the Indian government."
(Question: Will you retailiate?)
"No."
8. Musharraf gets into car, motorcade departs
STORYLINE:
Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf on Saturday accused India of acting rashly and arrogantly but said he would not retaliate after New Delhi announced the recall of its ambassador from Pakistan.
"We regret the very arrogant and knee-jerk response of the Indian government," Musharraf said after praying at one of China's largest mosques, in the central city of Xi'an.
India on Friday said it was recalling its ambassador and terminating rail and bus links with Pakistan following the suicide attack on the Indian parliament earlier this month.
New Delhi blamed Islamabad, but Musharraf's government denied responsibility and condemned the attack.
Pakistan and India placed their armies on a-l-e-r-t and sent troop and weapons reinforcements to their borders after the attack that killed 14 people, including five alleged terrorists.
The nuclear-armed neighbours have fought three wars since 1947.
On Friday, President George W. Bush urged Musharraf to act against one of two Islamic militant organisations accused by India of carrying out the attack.
Bush added the group, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, to a US list of organisations accused of sponsoring terrorism.
Musharraf did not comment on Bush's appeal.
But after praying at the Great Mosque in the Muslim quarter of Xi'an, he leader said: "Islam is a religion of peace and we don't believe in any violence."
The mosque tour came after Musharraf promised on Friday to "wholeheartedly support" Beijing's efforts to crush Muslim separatists in China's western region of Xinjiang, state media said.
China is eager to make its fight against the separatists part of the American-led anti-terror campaign, although Washington has rejected that link.
Beijing claims hundreds of guerrillas from Xinjiang's Uighur Muslim ethnic group have trained in Afghanistan.
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