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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (49974)	10/11/2006 5:41:12 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Reality v/s rumours General David Richards, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, on Tuesday praised Pakistan’s “excellent cooperation” in the fight against terrorists, an official statement said. Gen Richards said this in a one-hour meeting with President General Pervez Musharraf to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The official statement quoted the commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) as saying that the primary purpose of his visit to Pakistan was to thank the president, the government, armed forces and security agencies of Pakistan for their “excellent cooperation” in the fight against terrorism. “The ISAF wants to build on this and further expand cooperation to defeat the Taliban and terrorists. The ISAF fully appreciates that a vast majority of problems of Afghanistan are emanating from within the country, having deep roots due to the fact that the country had remained highly unstable for over two decades,” the statement quoted him as saying. The British general said it was believed that the Taliban were being funded through the narcotics trade and other criminal activities. Gen Musharraf assured Gen Richards that Islamabad was fully on board to fight the Taliban. “Pakistan is assisting Afghanistan in the fight against terrorism and extremism, besides hosting over 2.5 million Afghan refugees,” the president told the British general. Amidst reports that the international coalition wants Pakistan to do more in the war against terrorism, the president briefed the NATO commander about the steps Pakistan has taken and referred to the agreement in North Waziristan, which was aimed at checking the activities of terrorists and militants. “Pakistan is extending considerable assistance to Afghanistan for its reconstruction and provided various incentives to boost trade relations between the two countries,” he said. Gen Musharraf also briefed him about his recent meetings with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul and in Washington, where they discussed ways to expand cooperation in various fields including counter-terrorism. Earlier, Gen Richards denied a report in the Sunday Times that he would “confront” Gen Musharraf with evidence of the alleged support of Pakistan’s intelligence agencies for Taliban. “That is not the reason for one moment that I came here,” he told a private TV channel. “I come here to further develop our relationship with the Pakistan Army.”He praised Pakistan’s actions, but added it could still work even harder. “I don’t know of many countries that could possibly be doing more. Could it do more still? Yes, we all want to do more because we still have a problem,” he said. He also defended the North Waziristan deal. “I think played rightly, with luck and good judgment ... this could set an example how we should deal with these problems.” dailytimes.com.pk\10\11\story_11-10-2006_pg1_1