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Friday, May 14, 2010
Pakistan must be given credit for anti-terror efforts: Petraeus
WASHINGTON: US Central Command commander General David Petraeus, praised Pakistan’s military campaign against the Taliban, saying the ally must be given credit for its anti-terror efforts.
The Pakistani military proved its resolve when it went after the Taliban effectively last year in its northwest territories, Petraeus said at the Joint War fighting Conference in Virginia Beach.
Petraeus, whose area of responsibility covers Middle Eastern regions, Pakistan and Afghanistan, added that he was in western Pakistan last week and the Pakistani military was doing a good job of clearing the area of terrorists.
“It is important to give Pakistan credit for what it has done,” he said.
Pakistan has been striving to defeat the common enemy, he added.
“There is a common enemy out there, and we all have to cooperate in defeating it,” he stated in reference to counter terrorism efforts along the restive Afghan border region. app
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk