Hasan Siddiqui, a Pakistani who lives in the UAE, joined the group to condemn the Mumbai attacks that killed nearly 200 and injured hundreds and wrote that both Pakistan and India should not let terrorists defeat them.

Maham Muneeb Khan, who lives in New York, blamed it all on the US."I think that what the British tried to do long time ago during the Mughal period, that's exactly what the Americans are trying to do once again," he wrote in an open letter to Indians "Bombay, India and Pakistan" posted on Pak Tea House, an e-magazine, was published in ‘The News daily’ on Wednesday.

Yasser Latif Hamdani, the author and a lawyer based in Islamabad, has received his share of bouquets and brickbats from Pakistanis.

"As a Pakistani myself, I regret to say that your write-up is more reactionary than factual and it lacks depth. Whether (Lashker-e-Taiba) was involved in Mumbai attacks or not, there is no denying that they are blossoming in our country and have their training camps. They could be as much a threat to us as to others," a blogger known as "Kuku1" wrote in response to Hamdani's post.

"Pakistan can use this incident to their advantage by cleaning out such groups with or without help from outside. Thus we can not only clear our name but can also provide an example for others in the Islamic world to weed out radicals who are trying to hijack our great religion and are increasingly isolating us from the rest of the world."

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