Close terror cells in India: Pakistan parliament

Pakistan's parliament Wednesday asked the world community to press India for the closure of "terror cells and to stop anti-Pakistan propaganda", even as the president and the prime minister said that the armed forces were ready to defend any aggression against the country.

A strongly-worded resolution passed unanimously by the National Assembly urged the global community to press India to "close terror hubs and stop anti-Pakistan propaganda" through the media and at international forums.

The resolution, presented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Khan, stated that Pakistan wants peace and stability in the region and end of tension with India.

President Asif Ali Zardari, while addressing a students gathering in his home province of Sindh, said: "We will defend the country till the last drop of our blood."

In an address at the Hyderabad Cadets College at Petaro, the president vowed there would no compromise on the independence and sovereignty of the country and maintained that the Pakistan armed forces were ready to defend the country against any aggression.