India on Thursday asked Pakistan to demonstrate the same "force" to deal with terror groups like Laskar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed like it has done against the Taliban in Swat Valley.

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said India also expected Pakistan to take action against LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, whose outfit has been blamed for the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26 last year.

"Pakistan has taken certain steps in fighting Taliban in Swat. We expect Pakistan to go after those terrorist groups the activities of which are directed against India with the same force as they have shown against the Taliban in Swat," he told reporters while returning from Phuket in Thailand after attending India-ASEAN and ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial meetings.

When asked whether he was referring to outfits like LeT and JeM, he replied in the affirmative and said "all those groups who are operating from Pakistani soil and targeting India."

Asked whether there was any clarity on Pakistan challenging the release of Saeed in the country's Supreme Court, Krishna said Islamabad has said it has gone for an appeal as been reported in media. "But we will have to wait and find out," he said.

Replying to a question on Saeed, Krishna emphasized that Pakistan should take action against the head of any terrorist organisation which targets India.

He refused to comment on the assertion by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that Pakistan had, in the recent months, shown commitment to go after terrorists. "That is something which is the US perception," the External Affairs Minister said.

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