Need to exert pressure on Pak's FATA, NWFP: Mullen
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Washington, May 18 (PTI) There is need to exert continued pressure on Pakistan's northwest tribal belt to defeat terrorist outfits like al-Qaeda and the Taliban, a top US military official said today.
"I think the long-range piece with Pakistan is to continue to put pressure on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a way that eventually puts us in a position to be able to defeat al-Qaeda," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, said at the Brookings Institute, a Washington-based think-tank.
Mullen said there is growing insurgency in Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leadership lives. "So the key in the strategy is to defeat al-Qaeda.
They're living in Pakistan and being protected by the Pakistanis and people, the Taliban in particular. So we must do that," he said.
Getting rid of the safe haven for al-Qaeda in Pakistan is the top priority for the US strategy in the region, he said.
Referring to the ongoing military action against the militants in the Swat Valley, Mullen said this action needs to be sustained. "In the past, this has not been the case," he said. PTI
"I think the long-range piece with Pakistan is to continue to put pressure on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a way that eventually puts us in a position to be able to defeat al-Qaeda," Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, said at the Brookings Institute, a Washington-based think-tank.
Mullen said there is growing insurgency in Pakistan, where the al-Qaeda leadership lives. "So the key in the strategy is to defeat al-Qaeda.
They're living in Pakistan and being protected by the Pakistanis and people, the Taliban in particular. So we must do that," he said.
Getting rid of the safe haven for al-Qaeda in Pakistan is the top priority for the US strategy in the region, he said.
Referring to the ongoing military action against the militants in the Swat Valley, Mullen said this action needs to be sustained. "In the past, this has not been the case," he said. PTI
Labels: Al Qaeda, America, Insurgency, Militants, Taliban, Terrorism
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