active duty , the senior official said . Asked for a reaction to the development , Husain Haqqani , Pakistani ambassador to the United States , said , `` Pakistan does not seek war , but we need to be vigilant against threats of war emanating from the other side of our eastern border . '' He said Pakistan 's conduct since the Mumbai attack `` has been consistent with international expectations . There is no justification for threats against Pakistan . '' `` Pakistan is also a victim of terrorism and will continue to act against terrorists , '' he added . `` We are a country of rule of law and need evidence to prosecute anyone for the crime of terrorism . '' U.S. National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said the United States has been `` in close contact '' with India and Pakistan in probing the Mumbai attack and fighting terror . He is hoping that `` both sides will avoid taking steps that will unnecessarily raise tensions during these already tense times . '' In London , England , Pakistani envoy to Britain Wajid Shamsul Hasan countered the report , noting that winter redeployments are
ISLAMABAD , Pakistan -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pakistani troops have been moved to the Indian border amid fears of an Indian ground incursion , two Pakistani military officials told CNN on Friday . File image of a Pakistani soldier The troops were deployed from Pakistan 's western border with Afghanistan , where forces have been battling Taliban and al Qaeda militants in North West Frontier Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas . Pakistan 's armed forces have been on high alert in anticipation of a possible conflict with India following last month 's terrorist attacks in Mumbai , which killed 160 people . India believes the 10 men who carried out the attacks were trained at a terrorist camp in the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir . A senior official said the troops had been moved from areas where there are no active military operations , and emphasized that troop levels have not been depleted in areas where soldiers are battling militants , such as the Swat Valley and near Peshawar , capital of the North West region . In addition to the move , leave for all military personnel has been restricted and all troops were called back to