Pakistan protests embassy bugging

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SLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has expressed irritation at remarks on Kashmir by Prime Minister Tony Blair and Britain's silence over media reports that its high commission in London was bugged by MI5.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Masood Khan said Pakistan had taken exception to remarks made by Blair when he spoke about Kashmir during a joint news conference with U.S. President George W. Bush in London last week.

Blair told the news conference the activities of terrorists and fanatics made matters worse in places like Kashmir, Palestine and Chechnya.

"I think these remarks are imprudent, ill-advised because he has referred to Kashmir in the context of terrorism," Khan told a news conference. "This has caused palpable anger in Pakistan and in Kashmir and Kashmiri diaspora all over the world."

Pakistan, which has fought two of its three wars with India over Kashmir, is accused by New Delhi of arming, training and infiltrating Islamic militants fighting to end Indian rule in the Himalayan territory. Islamabad denies this but argues the militants are fighting a legitimate struggle for freedom.

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What a strange title chosen for this story! The bugging part follows and is minor.