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Obama to ask Pakistan to take stern, decisive action against Lashkar-e-Taiba | A senior United States official has said that US President Barack Obama will ask Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani to take stern and decisive action against banned militant organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). According to the official, despite the fact that the Strategic Plan Division
of the Pakistan National Command Authority has about 10,000 trained soldiers to
protect country's nuclear weapons and the infrastructure that produces it, the
US still believes that a major threat comes from the LeT. The official also said
President Obama in his meeting with Prime Minister Gilani would appreciate Pakistan's
role in dealing with the terrorists in Swat and tribal areas of Pakistan. He will
also renew the US pledge to overcome Pakistan's energy crisis, strengthen democratic
institutions and country's economy, The News reports. However, President Obama
will be very frank and open in telling the visiting Prime Minister that it would
be in the interest of Pakistan and the world to take action against LeT without
any delay, he added. The organization is banned as a terrorist organization by
India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Russia
and Australia. The LeT is currently based in Muridke (near Lahore) and operates
several training camps in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. It was held responsible
by the Indian Government for the December 23, 2000 attack in Red Fort, New Delhi,
and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Gilani, who is in Washington to attend the Nuclear
Security Summit, will have an extensive meeting with the US President during his
stay. President Obama is also likely to tell Gilani that US will be open in considering
all options, including the civilian nuclear technology, to overcome Pakistan's
energy crisis. |
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