Rice finds Pakistani leadership focused and committed on issue of terrorism

by hussain | December 4, 2008 at 01:34 am

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Describing the Pakistani leaders very focused and committed, US Secretary of State Concoleezza Rice on Thursday thanked President Asif Ali Zardari for the role Pakistani leadership had taken on the issue of terrorism. She said that she was satisfied with her talks with the Pakistani leadership on the issue of regional security. Admitting that Pakistan itself was

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday said Pakistan has shown focused approach and commitment on the issue of terrorism and she was satisfied with her talks with Pakistani leadership on the issue of regional security. “Pakistani leadership is focused and very committed on the issue of terrorism,” Rice told reporters prior to her departure as she arrived here Thursday morning after visiting India.

Rice said Pakistan was itself suffering the effects of terrorism, adding there was a need for joint efforts by the states to fight the global issue and stop further attacks like this.

She said United States was prepared to help in whatever way in rooting out this problem from the region.

She said she was satisfied with her talks with President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani that focused on the issue of terrorism, adding Pakistani leadership had the understanding of the gravity of the problem.

The US Secretary of State said all the responsible countries had a role to play to free the region from terrorism.

“We need to...everyone and United States need to stay focused on that,” she said.

She said terrorists work in a way that they do not respect borders; therefore the effective way to counter their activities is international cooperation.

Rice said discussing the issue of terrorism is not to talk about the military action but about how to deal with the problem. Rice said she had very extensive talks with Pakistani leaders.

She said Pakistan should act urgently and actively and added that US will extend its full cooperation and assistance to Pakistan whenever and wherever needed.

The Secretary of State said, “I found focused approach and sense of responsibility in Pakistan’s leadership to tackle the menace of terrorism where ever it is.”

She said Pakistan is itself victim of terrorism, therefore, she hoped that Pakistan will going to investigate the circumstances behind the Mumbai attacks.

To a question Rice said she had reasonable discussion with both Pakistan and Indian leadership, adding Pakistan understands the concern and determination of Indian government to bring culprits to justice.

Rice said the issue was how to respond in an effective way, adding the most effective way was the ‘cooperation between Pakistan and India’ for which the United States was ready to extend help wherever required.

To a question about providing information to Pakistan by India in Mumbai attacks, Rice said there was a lot of information and many mechanisms existed to share such information.

She said both Indian and Pakistani leadership have to share the information to bring the culprits to justice.

Referring to Pak-India relations after the Mumbai attacks, she said they were improving, and with cooperation these should move forward with exchanging information and bringing the perpetrators to justice.

Rice said the lines of communication between Pakistan and India should remained open and both the countries should further improve their relations.

She said both Pakistan and India have the commitment and capacity to deal with terrorists.

Rice termed the Mumbai blasts “terrible yet highly sophisticated”, not earlier seen in this region, and urged the need for urgency to bring the perpetrators to justice and disrupt the information to prevent future attacks.

She said it was United States’ intention to augment the assistance and prove helpful in many ways. She mentioned her talks with British leadership that she said also had the same attitude.

Rice said as Americans have also been killed in the Mumbai attacks, therefore the United States had special concern on this incident.

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday Pakistan and India are responsible countries and no military action on cards in both the country.

"I found the Pakistani leadership very focused and committed," she told reporters after talks with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and senior army officials.

"I do want to thank you for the leadership role that you have taken," she told President Zardari.

The top US diplomat flew into Islamabad from New Delhi to defuse tensions between India and Pakistan after New Delhi blamed elements in Pakistan for the last week's attacks in India's commercial hub.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has reached Islamabad on Thursday morning.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with President Asif Zardari. The tension between Pakistan and India after Mumbai attacks has been discussed during the meeting.

U.S. Secretary of State said the global threat of extremism and terrorism has to be met by all states, taking a very tough and hard line.

President Zardari informed Rice that Pakistan is constantly in touch with Indian government after Mumbai attacks and ready to cooperate for investigations. President Zardari said that Pakistan won’t allow anyone to use its soil for terror activities.

Earlier, Rice met with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. Both the leaders discussed bilateral issues, regional situation and tension between Pakistan and India after Mumbai attacks.

U.S. Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South Asia Richard Boucher, US ambassador in Pakistan N. W. Peterson and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qurishi were also present at this occasion.

Ms Rice said Pakistan had to mount a "robust" response to last week's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, which left at least 188 people dead.

India says the attackers had links to Pakistan, which Islamabad has denied.

Ms Rice arrived in Pakistan's capital after visiting India amid growing tension between the two neighbours.

In Delhi on Wednesday, she called on both countries to show moderation in their response to the Mumbai attacks.

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Amitjha

at 01:49 on December 4th, 2008

She is right, pakistani leadreship is focused and committed but for making pakistan a terror exporting country and making pakistan heaven for those terrorist.

hussain

at 02:08 on December 4th, 2008

I respect you opnion Amit but India is bigger than Pakistan hence bigger heaven for terrorists, where a man wanted in Pakistan even reached the office of the deputy prime minister. How would you describe adoption of Muslim names by Hindu terrorists to commit terrorism acts. The Marriott bombing in Pakistan capital is not an old story and you should know that the RDX used in the bombing was, according to Pakistani investigators, provided by a Hindu terrorist, who uses Osama as his alias.

Indians accused of direct or indirect involvement in terrorist activities against Pakistan, in said list are, (1) Ajay Verma, a Karnatika resident and directly involved in bomb blast at Sialkot in which 7 people were killed, (2) Manoj Shastri alias Javed Khan, resident of Mumbai, wanted for killing of 14 Namazees at a Karachi Mosque, (3) Raju Mukherjee, resident of Calcutta, wanted for bomb blast in Lahore in which 9 people were killed, (4) Mr. Bal Thackeray, resident of Bombay, Chief of Shiv Sena, wanted for organizing at least three major massacres in Pakistan in which some 33 people were killed and a highly active in organizing ethnic and sectarian clashes in different parts of Pakistan, (5) Vivek Khattri alias Kaala Pathaan, resident of Maharashtra, wanted for at least four bomb blasts in which over seventeen people were killed, (6) Ashok Vidyarthi alias Aslam resident of Ajmair Sharif, wanted for sniper shooting at an Imam baargah in Karachi, killing some 14 Shias, (7) Rajan Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan, wanted for a number of terrorist attacks in different cities of Pakistan including a bomb blast in Sabzi Mandi Islamabad and a bomb blast in Quetta. Chhota Rajan is now launching terrorist operations in Pakistan from Indian Missions in Kandahar and Jalalabad (Afghanistan) and is head of RAW’s organized Crimes Wing or Special Operations Division (SOD), he is also wanted for killing of Chinese Engineers in Baluchistan and organizing the murder of some Chinese workers near Peshawar (8) Asotosh Srivastava alias Maulvi Nazir alias Mulla, resident of Alahabad, wanted for firing on an imambargah in which 9 people were killed, (9) Ashok Dube alias Shah Jee, resident of Gandhi Nagar (New Delhi), wanted for killing some 11 Namazees in a Lahore Mosque, (10) Sanjive Joshi, resident of Bombay, wanted for comprehensive assistance in terror attack on a Christian Mission School near Murree, (11) Ramparkash alias Ranu alias Ali, resident of Hyderabad Daccan, wanted for terror attack on a Christian Hospital in Taxila (he is also identified as a graduate of Hindutva Brotherhood’s terror training camp, located near Sarojini Nagar), (12) Ramesh Verma, resident of Pune, wanted for terror attack in Sheikhupura, killing 7 innocent citizens (13) Bihari Mishra, wanted for organizing a number of terror attacks in Pakistan through his terrorists of Hindutva Brotherhood’s terrorist school, (14) Manoj Kulkarni, resident of Colkata, wanted for terror attack in Attok , killing 17, (15) Venkatash Raghwan, resident of Mahablaishwar, wanted for terror attacks in Rawalpindi, killing some 9 people, (16) Ajit Sahay, a former RAW Deputy Director, now attached with Chotta Rajan, wanted for organizing attack in Hyderabad (Sindh), (17) Ashok Vohra alias Nepali, wanted for printing fake Pakistani currency and spreading it worldwide, particularly in Nepal, UAE and UK and also organizing a terror attack in Gujranwala in which 8 people were killed, (18) Vijay Kapali alias Guru, resident of Maharashtra, wanted for terror attack on an AJK village, killing 13 of a family. He is also working for RAW’s cross border operations wing, (19) Vivek Santoshi, resident of Calcutta, wanted for organizing terror attack on some US citizens and killing them in Karachi, (20) Mohandas Sharma, resident of Patna, wanted for planning and executing terror attacks on foreign nationals in Pakistan at least on three occasions, (21) Ramgopal Soorati, resident of Soorat, wanted for terror attack in Jhelum, killing 9 through a bus blast on the highway, (22) Rakesh alias Kalia, resident of Bombay, wanted for terror attack in Kasur, (23) Parkash Santoshi, resident of Lucknow, wanted for terror attack on a religious gathering in Lahore, (24) Aman Verma alias Pappoo alias Gulloo, resident of Aagra, wanted for terror attack in Peshawar in which 11 people were killed, (25 Mohinder Parkash alias Yasin Khan alias Riaz Chitta, resident of Lucknow, wanted for organizing terror attacks in different parts of Sindh, (26) Ashish Jaithlee alias Shaikh alias Osama, resident of Bombay downtown, wanted for providing explosives to the terrorists who killed French engineers in Karachi and also to those who carried out Marriot bombing, these explosives were provided through Pak-Afghan border (27) Manohar Laal alias Peer Jee alias Ubu Khalid, resident of Gohaati, wanted for providing explosive devices for attack on Foreign Mission building in Karachi, (28) Ramnarayan alias Mufti, resident of New Delhi, wanted for providing huge consignments
Of automatic weapons to activists of banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and banned Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (29) Arun Shetty, resident of Bombay and wanted for bulk infiltration of explosives, arms and ammunition into Pakistan, (30) Nikhanj Laal, resident of Hurryana, wanted for terror attack in border city of Narowaal, killing seven people, (31) Sunil Verma alias Httyara, resident of Maharashtra, wanted for organizing terror attack on Daily the Nation’s office n Karachi, (32) Ashish Chowan, resident of New Delhi, wanted for supply of arms and assisting latest terror attacks in Quetta. Ashish is presently reported to be present in Indian Consulate of Kandahaar (Afghanistan), (33) Babloo Srivastva of Chhota Rajan gang for providing highly sophisticated weapons to a sectarian outfit in Pakistan and assisting in missile attacks on UN offices in Islamabad in year 2000, (34) Suresh, alias Aamir alias Akbar Khan wanted for providing weapons and explosives to militants in Wana and North Waziristan through Afghanistan and (35) Abu Bakkar, wanted for a number of terror attack in different parts of the country and now living in India with a new identification under the blessings of Indian spy agency RAW.

Surprisingly, name of former Indian Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani is not included in this list, though Advani is also wanted by Karachi Police for years and Pakistan has been asking India for his extradition to Islamabad.

Amitjha

at 02:20 on December 4th, 2008

Dirty game of propaganda, fueled by the polliticians and intellegence official, in both side.They need the emotional support of there public what else can be better than threat to nation, religion.

hussain

at 02:25 on December 4th, 2008

Very interesting, when it comes to Muslims and Pakistan, everything is alright but when it is turn of India or Hindus, it is propaganda of politicians and intelligence officials. No, my dear, this is no way. It is departure from reality so be realistic.

Amitjha

at 02:39 on December 4th, 2008

Forget about india, what about terrorist in other part of world, whether 9\11 or tube train, who were they? Common man, they are using religion as a weapon and unfortunately people are easily falling prey to that.Our GOAL IS ELIMINATE TERRORISM in all forms, whether religious or institutional or maoist or nay thing else.