On January 8 , 2002 , Indian Home Minister L. K. Advani visited the US , where he was informed about the contents of the upcoming landmark speech by Musharraf . On 12 January 2002 , President Pervez Musharraf gave a speech intended to reduce tensions with India . He for the first time condemned the attack on Parliament as a terrorist attack and compared it with the September 11 attacks . He declared in his speech that terrorism was unjustified in the name of Kashmir and Pakistan would combat extremism on its own soil . Pakistan would resolve Kashmir with dialogue and no organisation will be allowed to carry out terrorism '' under the pretext of Kashmir '' . As demanded by India , he also announced plans for the regulation of madarsas and banning the known terrorist groups that were operating out of Pakistan . He announced a formal ban on five jihadi organizations , that included Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba engaged in militancy in Kashmir
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff