article_snippet.sent: India contacted Pakistan's foreign secretary to underline "that this has reinforced the perception that Pakistan has a dual policy on dealing with terrorists, and those who have carried out attacks or are posing a threat to India are being dealt with differently," said Syed Akbaruddin, a spokesman for India's Ministry of External Affairs.
article_snippet.sent: The accusation that Pakistan might treat India differently highlights long-running tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, which have fought three wars against each other since each other partition at the end of British colonial rule.
article_snippet.sent: Pakistan's Foreign Office responded Friday by saying, "It would not be proper to cast aspersions on Pakistan's commitment to countering terrorism at a time when Pakistan has entered a critical stage of defeating the menace of terrorism.
article_snippet.sent: Pakistan's Foreign Office also blamed what Pakistan's Foreign Office said was India's delay in cooperating in the case, saying India's delay in cooperating in the case "weakened the prosecution.