Foreigners linked to New Delhi bombings
Pakistan's President General Pervez Musharraf condemned Saturday's bombings that killed 59 people in India as "a dastardly terrorist attack", and said Pakistan would fully co-operate in any investigation.
Pakistan-based Islamic militants have been suspected in the bombings, but Indian officials appeared hesitant to immediately place blame.
Indian analysts and newspapers have pointed the finger at the Pakistani-based groups fighting to wrest Kashmir from India.
Mr Musharraf called Mr Singh to express his condolences, and was told the bombing investigation indicated "external linkages of terrorist groups" with the attacks.
At a news conference, Mr Musharraf said: "Pakistan stands with India."
India yesterday prepared for uneasy celebrations of the biggest festival of the Hindu year as police hunted those behind the bomb blasts in the capital. Officials said they had several leads and were checking an obscure Kashmiri group's claim of responsibility.
Many were still trying to trace dead or missing relatives and friends yesterday, but the city of 14 million was slowly getting back on its feet on the eve of Diwali, the Hindu celebration of the victory of good over evil, and a few days before Eid al-Fitr, the biggest festival on the Muslim calendar.
On Sunday, hours after the attacks, the two countries agreed to open border crossings in the disputed Himalayan region to help victims of this month's devastating earthquake.
Both sides said they are committed to peace talks and analysts say the blast could impede but not derail the process.
Professor Khalid Mahmood, of the Pakistan capital's Institute of Regional Studies, said: "If it had to happen, it would have happened immediately. It is a serious matter, but they will not allow it to undermine the peace process."
Although Delhi was coming back to relative normality yesterday, families of victims were still identifying their kin.
In one morgue, three families fought over the charred bodies of two children a girl about eight and a boy about three. One family claimed the boy was theirs, another claimed the girl and the third said the two bodies were their missing son and daughter.
One man said: "Why are they doing this to me? Can't a father recognise his own child?" They agreed to cremate the bodies jointly, and wait for DNA testing.
About a dozen bodies, most charred beyond recognition, remain unclaimed at one hospital.
The state and federal governments are paying 400,000 rupees, almost €7,392, compensation for each death.
