Focussing on Pakistan`s support to cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Monday asked the international community to go beyond Al Qaida in its campaign and also target those who harbour, train and finance terror anywhere in the world. ``We have to go beyond Al Qaida and target all those who are responsible for financing, harbouring and training terrorists anywhere,`` the Prime Minister said at a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Tony Blair after their 40-minute meeting at the 10 Downing Street.
The two leaders received the news of the air crash near the JFK airport in New York while they were engaged in discussions on international terrorism and developments in Afghanistan.
Blair, asked specifically about Pakistan as a sponsor of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, assured that the international campaign against terrorism would not remain confined to Al Qaida or the Taliban alone but would focus on all terrorist networks. He also condemned the terrorist acts in Kashmir. He said Vajpayee had briefed him about the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Vajpayee gave a detailed account of Pakistan`s active involvement in cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
Bureau Report