Pakistan 'feared Indian attack'

[JeffreyWilliamson]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7769297.stm

Pakistan feared India was planning to launch a military strike at the height of tensions over the Mumbai attacks, a senior Pakistani diplomat has said.

Pakistan's High Commissioner to London said there was evidence that India wanted "to teach Pakistan a lesson".

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"There was circumstantial evidence that India was going to make a quick strike against Pakistan to teach her a lesson," he said.

Was this the goal of the attackers?

There's more regarding the "hoax call" later in the article.