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US asks Pakistan to eliminate groups that attack India
Washington, May 14 (PTI) The United States today said that it is "important" for Pakistan to eliminate the groups that carry out terror attacks against India.
"It is important for Pakistan to stop the groups that carry out terrorism in India. Absolutely," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told a group of South Asian journalists here.
Boucher's remark comes at a time when Obama Administration is reluctant to support a Congressional legislation which puts this as a condition in lieu of the US aid to Islamabad.
"We accept that we, the Congress and actually the Pakistani government have very similar goals... We do not want restrictions to make it impossible to achieve the goals that we all share," Boucher replied when asked about such legislation in the US House of Representatives, which calls for such a condition on Pakistan in lieu of tripling the non-military aid to Pakistan.
"There has never been any question in our mind that threat to Pakistan from terrorism, comes not just from groups fighting in Afghanistan and the groups that are up in the tribal areas. The groups are based in Pakistan that attack India presents a danger to Pakistan as well," the outgoing diplomat argued. PTI
US asks Pakistan to eliminate groups that attack India
Washington, May 14 (PTI) The United States today said that it is "important" for Pakistan to eliminate the groups that carry out terror attacks against India.
"It is important for Pakistan to stop the groups that carry out terrorism in India. Absolutely," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told a group of South Asian journalists here.
Boucher's remark comes at a time when Obama Administration is reluctant to support a Congressional legislation which puts this as a condition in lieu of the US aid to Islamabad.
"We accept that we, the Congress and actually the Pakistani government have very similar goals... We do not want restrictions to make it impossible to achieve the goals that we all share," Boucher replied when asked about such legislation in the US House of Representatives, which calls for such a condition on Pakistan in lieu of tripling the non-military aid to Pakistan.
"There has never been any question in our mind that threat to Pakistan from terrorism, comes not just from groups fighting in Afghanistan and the groups that are up in the tribal areas. The groups are based in Pakistan that attack India presents a danger to Pakistan as well," the outgoing diplomat argued. PTI
US asks Pakistan to eliminate groups that attack India