Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan on Wednesday that he might be forced to suspend peace efforts if Pakistan does not curb militant infiltration's into the Indian occupied Kashmir. "I as the Prime Minister of a democracy cannot move ahead of Indian public opinion if acts of terrorism are not under control - that certainly affects my ability to push forward the process of normalising our relations with Pakistan," he said.

Singh spoke after a car bomb claimed by Hizbul Mujahideen exploded in the heart of occupied Srinagar early on Wednesday, killing four occupation soldiers and a civilian and injuring 21 other people.

Singh, wrapping up a four-day visit to the United States, said the backdrop for resolution of the Kashmir issue "can be easily vitiated if Pakistan's territory continues to be used to fan terrorist acts directed against our country."

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