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US denies plans to send troops into Pak border
Washington, Apr 07: The United States has said it has no immediate plans to send its forces into Pakistan to deal with al Qaeda and other terrorists.
He was responding to questions about observations made by US
ambassador to Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad that the US may move
against terrorists based in Pakistan because America could not
allow ''terrorist sanctuaries'' in Pakistan to ''fester
indefinitely''.
Pakistan denounced the comments as ''harmful.''
Ereli said the US has had a ''good dialogue'' with Pakistan on
the subject of moving against terrorist elements operating on its
territory.
''I think we've seen in the last several weeks, months, even
concerted and courageous actions by Pakistani forces against those
elements. These actions have involved the loss of considerable
Pakistani life, for which the secretary expressed
appreciation in his recent trip to Pakistan.''
He said it was important to note that ''this is going to be an
ongoing effort, that there are deep-rooted and committed terrorists
in that part of the world who need to be acted against.''
''Pakistan is doing that. We appreciate that, and we'll continue
to work with them in any way that we can to help support that
effort. It's not a question of now or never, it's a question of
we're both in this for the long haul.''
Bureau Report