On November 4, 2006, union minister of state for home Sriprakash Jaiswal statedthat in view of Pakistani militants using Nepalese territory as a hideout andbase for infiltration into India, the government might re-draft its extraditiontreaty with Nepal. Speaking at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, he said Pakistanimilitants had "found a safe hideout in Nepal and it is a safe passage forcoming to India... The government would be unable to check this completely asNepal is a friendly nation and we have a porous border with it. If the needarises, we might consider a new extradition treaty with Nepal."