Apr 17 , 2015
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Sending troops to Yemen Pakistan's internal matter: US
US State Dept condemns attack on its citizen in Karachi
INPWASHINGTON – The United States condemned on Thursday's assassination attempt on its citizen in Karachi and said its consulate general in Karachi is in close contact with Pakistani authorities in this connection.
The US officials in Karachi are working to obtain more information regarding the serious assault on Debra Lobo, 55 in Pakistan's largest city, US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf said while briefing the journalists in Washington on Thursday. Expressing grief over the incident, she said that the local police authorities in Pakistan are handling the investigation.
To a query regarding the telephonic conversation between US Secretary John Kerry and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the spokesperson said that the two leaders brought an array of issues including Yemen situation under discussion.
“Secretary Kerry spoke with the prime minister on April 14th about a range of issues, including Yemen, also including the release on bail of the alleged Mumbai attack planner, Lakhvi. The secretary expressed concern that the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai attack be brought to justice. He also noted the need to keep known terrorists behind bars and to expedite justice for the victims of the family.”
She said that the prime minister expressed his commitment to seek justice for the families of the victims and to pursue all means to move the trial forward. She said the two leaders also spoke about the need to bring the conflict in Yemen to an end through a sustainable political resolution and a political transition.
To a question regarding the US position if Pakistan send troops to Yemen or not, the US spokesperson asserted it is wholly up to the country whether it participates in the ongoing Saudi-led campaign against Yemen that Riyadh says meant to tamp down the Houthi insurgency.
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk