Pakistani protesters rally against India in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008. Pakistan began moving thousands of troops away from the Afghan border toward India on Friday amid tensions following the Mumbai attacks, intelligence officials said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)From The AP:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan risks a rise in terrorist activity if it lets tensions with India divert its attention and troops away from battling Taliban and al-Qaida militants along the Afghan border, leading Pakistani newspapers warned Sunday.
Hours after the editorials were published a suicide car bomb targeting voters killed 26 people in that troubled northwest region.
The commentary in some of the Muslim nation's biggest dailies came after reports that the army was redeploying thousands of troops away from the northwest toward the eastern border with India following last month's attacks in Mumbai, which India blames on Pakistani militants. Islamabad also has restricted military leave, but leaders of both countries insist they want to avoid a fourth war between the nuclear-armed rivals.
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