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US asks Pakistan to do more in war against terrorism
The US today asked Pakistan to do more in the war against terrorism and take tough actions to ensure that the terrorist safe havens inside its territory are destroyed.
Things are moving in the right direction in Pakistan, the Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, said adding that it will take longer than the US would like.
The US praised the steps taken by the Pakistani Army in this regard.
The views were echoed by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who addressed a joint press conference with Clinton at the White House, soon after the US President, Barack Obama, announced the results of the annual ****** review.
"Everybody knows that failure to deal with the safe havens does present a real challenge. But I would argue that we are in the process of dealing with those safe havens, the Pakistanis on their side of the border, and Afghanistan, Pakistan and us working together," Gates said in response to a question adding that Pakistani safe havens is one of the major challenges in the war against terrorism.
"Pakistan has committed over 140,000 troops to operations in extremist safe havens along the border, in coordination with Afghan and coalition forces on the Afghan side. But we believe the Pakistanis can and must do more to shut down the flow of insurgents across the border," Gates said.
It is important to remember that these kinds of military operations in the tribal areas would have been considered unthinkable just two years ago.
And the Pakistani military has simultaneously been contending with the historic flooding that has devastated much of the country, he said.
In Pakistan, it will be important to keep making progress and eliminating sanctuaries for extremists, and the US must continue to close the gap between Kabul and Islamabad, Clinton added.
Clinton said In Pakistan, the US have moved beyond a purely transactional relationship dominated by military cooperation.
US asks Pakistan to do more in war against terrorism - The Times of India
The US today asked Pakistan to do more in the war against terrorism and take tough actions to ensure that the terrorist safe havens inside its territory are destroyed.
Things are moving in the right direction in Pakistan, the Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, said adding that it will take longer than the US would like.
The US praised the steps taken by the Pakistani Army in this regard.
The views were echoed by the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who addressed a joint press conference with Clinton at the White House, soon after the US President, Barack Obama, announced the results of the annual ****** review.
"Everybody knows that failure to deal with the safe havens does present a real challenge. But I would argue that we are in the process of dealing with those safe havens, the Pakistanis on their side of the border, and Afghanistan, Pakistan and us working together," Gates said in response to a question adding that Pakistani safe havens is one of the major challenges in the war against terrorism.
"Pakistan has committed over 140,000 troops to operations in extremist safe havens along the border, in coordination with Afghan and coalition forces on the Afghan side. But we believe the Pakistanis can and must do more to shut down the flow of insurgents across the border," Gates said.
It is important to remember that these kinds of military operations in the tribal areas would have been considered unthinkable just two years ago.
And the Pakistani military has simultaneously been contending with the historic flooding that has devastated much of the country, he said.
In Pakistan, it will be important to keep making progress and eliminating sanctuaries for extremists, and the US must continue to close the gap between Kabul and Islamabad, Clinton added.
Clinton said In Pakistan, the US have moved beyond a purely transactional relationship dominated by military cooperation.
US asks Pakistan to do more in war against terrorism - The Times of India
