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No existential threat from Taliban: Gilani | Days after President Obama expressed concern about Pakistan based ‘terror hot beds’, Prime Minister Yousuf
Raza Gilani has vehemently refuted the notion about any existential threat posed by the Taliban. In an interview with an Arab television here, Gilani stressed
that Pakistan was fighting the war on terror for its own interest, and that Afghanistan’s
stability was of prime concern for Islamabad as well. “One thing I tell you, this
is our own war and we are fighting it for the interest of our own country,” Gilani
said. Earlier, in an interview with the BBC before concluding his four-day visit
to the UK and Germany, Gilani strongly rejected the notion about Pakistan carrying
out military operation’s against banned extremist organisations on behest of foreign
countries. “We are not mercenaries or service providers either, and nobody has
to judge our performance,” The News quoted Gilani, as saying. While appreciating
President Obama’s revamped Afghan policy, Gilani said his government is studying
the US plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan and also examining
its implications on the country. “We would like to see what precisely would be
its impact on Pakistan,” he said. Replying to a question about Afghan Taliban
chief Mullah Omar’s presence in Pakistan, Gilani said: “If any credible and actionable
information will be passed on to Pakistan, we are ready to act.” |
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