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Pak intelligence, bin Laden supporting LeT: Report

H S Rao in London

International terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden and Pakistan's military intelligence are providing "active support" to Lashkar-e-Tayiba, a militant outfit operating in Kashmir, a leading institute for strategic studies in London has said.

In its latest report - The Military Balance 2001-2002 - released on Thursday morning, the International Institute for Strategic Studies said: "Pakistani military intelligence is reported to be giving active support to the Kashmir-based Muslim guerrilla movement, Lashkar-e-Tayiba, as is international terrorist Osama bin Laden."

The report also says that local support for militancy is dying out in Jammu and Kashmir with the people desiring a peaceful resolution of the issue.

"There is a growing number of Kashmiri Muslims who are wary of the conflict and wish to reach an accord with India," it says.

The 320-page report says that New Delhi "wants to cut down on its constant and heavy military commitment in Kashmir, which is a drain on resources that could be better directed to the military-modernisation plans."

The report says "an important development is the more cooperative relationship between the US and India that has developed since the Bush administration took office in January 2001."

Noting that India was "embarking upon an ambitious programme to restructure, modernise and re-equip its armed forces," it says New Delhi's "improved relationship with the US may result in financial assistance and thus some impetus to this process."

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