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Pak has shown greater commitment to fight terror: Clinton
Mumbai, Jul 18 (PTI) Amid India's insistence on credible
action by Pakistan against terror, US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton Saturday said Islamabad has shown "greater
effort and commitment" against the menace over last six months
but it was too early to talk about the outcome.
She asked Pakistan to dismantle all terror outfits,
including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, but skirted a
question on US putting pressure on Islamabad to hand over
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim to India.
"Based on what we have seen in the last six months...
there has been a much greater effort and commitment and that
is not only at the government level but much more through
society to take on the terrorists and I believe that there is
a concerted effort that we can look to and see the results
from," Clinton, who is on a five-day visit, said at a press
meet here in the India's commercial capital of Mumbai.
However, she said "it is too early to tell the outcome of
this commitment that we see coming from Pakistan."
Apparently expecting some more action by Pakistan, she
said, "I also believe, in the next few days, there will be a
greater awareness whether or not there will be a commitment to
bring the Mumbai terrorists to heel and hopefully to justice."
Clinton, who was speaking after paying tributes to the
victims of 26/11 attacks at Taj Hotel, said, "The US is very
supportive of all efforts in the fight against terrorism."
"We expect everyone with whom we have relations to
take strong action to prevent terrorism from taking roots on
their soil," she said, without naming Pakistan.
Insisting that the US had no role to play in resumption
of dialogue between India and Pakistan, Clinton said, "We are
not going to, in any way, pressurise to restart dialogue as it
is for these two sovereign governments to decide."
She said "any decision that is made by the governments
of India and Pakistan to begin talking together to explore the
very difficult issues between them is upto these governments."
The Secretary of State was asked whether the US would
persuade Pakistan to hand over fugitives of Indian law like
Masood Azhar and Dawood.
Evading a direct reply, she said, "The discussion
between India and Pakistan is between India and Pakistan" and
that "there has to be a very clear understanding that we
respect the right of India to make decisions that India
decides are in the best interest of the Indian people."
To a question, she said "I would not speak for the
Indian government. I think that India is a sovereign nation
fully capable and prepared to protect her own interests, to
stand up for the rights and security of her own people."
On New Delhi's position against terrorism, she said, "We
are very supportive of the steps that India is taking to try
to stand against terrorism. And I think that, as you know, the
US is very supportive of steps that these governments take but
we are not in anyway involved in promoting any particular
position." PTI
action by Pakistan against terror, US Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton Saturday said Islamabad has shown "greater
effort and commitment" against the menace over last six months
but it was too early to talk about the outcome.
She asked Pakistan to dismantle all terror outfits,
including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jamaat-ud-Dawa, but skirted a
question on US putting pressure on Islamabad to hand over
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar and underworld don Dawood
Ibrahim to India.
"Based on what we have seen in the last six months...
there has been a much greater effort and commitment and that
is not only at the government level but much more through
society to take on the terrorists and I believe that there is
a concerted effort that we can look to and see the results
from," Clinton, who is on a five-day visit, said at a press
meet here in the India's commercial capital of Mumbai.
However, she said "it is too early to tell the outcome of
this commitment that we see coming from Pakistan."
Apparently expecting some more action by Pakistan, she
said, "I also believe, in the next few days, there will be a
greater awareness whether or not there will be a commitment to
bring the Mumbai terrorists to heel and hopefully to justice."
Clinton, who was speaking after paying tributes to the
victims of 26/11 attacks at Taj Hotel, said, "The US is very
supportive of all efforts in the fight against terrorism."
"We expect everyone with whom we have relations to
take strong action to prevent terrorism from taking roots on
their soil," she said, without naming Pakistan.
Insisting that the US had no role to play in resumption
of dialogue between India and Pakistan, Clinton said, "We are
not going to, in any way, pressurise to restart dialogue as it
is for these two sovereign governments to decide."
She said "any decision that is made by the governments
of India and Pakistan to begin talking together to explore the
very difficult issues between them is upto these governments."
The Secretary of State was asked whether the US would
persuade Pakistan to hand over fugitives of Indian law like
Masood Azhar and Dawood.
Evading a direct reply, she said, "The discussion
between India and Pakistan is between India and Pakistan" and
that "there has to be a very clear understanding that we
respect the right of India to make decisions that India
decides are in the best interest of the Indian people."
To a question, she said "I would not speak for the
Indian government. I think that India is a sovereign nation
fully capable and prepared to protect her own interests, to
stand up for the rights and security of her own people."
On New Delhi's position against terrorism, she said, "We
are very supportive of the steps that India is taking to try
to stand against terrorism. And I think that, as you know, the
US is very supportive of steps that these governments take but
we are not in anyway involved in promoting any particular
position." PTI
