Pakistan's parliament called on India on Wednesday to respond positively to Pakistani offers of cooperation in investigating the Mumbai attacks and condemned “war hype” between the nuclear-armed neighbors. The National Assembly, Pakistan's lower house of parliament, unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for the government and urged New Delhi to reciprocate Islamabad's efforts to defuse tension. “The National Assembly of Pakistan ... calls upon India to respond to the constructive proposals made by the government of Pakistan,” Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Emad Khan said while tabling the resolution. The house also urged India to exercise restraint and not to promote activities that harmed regional peace. “(The house) condemns the war hype in a situation where war is not an option given the nuclear capabilities of both countries,” the assembly said. Fiery rhetoric has been coming from various quarters on both sides, much of it from media commentators, since the attacks. Tension has been simmering between Pakistan and India since 179 people were killed in last month's attacks in India's financial hub that India has blamed on Pakistan-based militants. Pakistan has condemned the Mumbai attacks, denied any role in the assault and offered to cooperate with India in investigations but at the same warned that its desire for peaceful coexistence should not be taken as weakness.
