Close X
Thursday, October 31, 2024
ADVT 
International

Delegitimise All Terror Groups Operating On Your Soil: US Tells Pakistan

Darpan News Desk IANS, 15 Oct, 2016 01:15 PM
    The US has told Pakistan to go after those terrorists who seek and "sometimes find safe haven" in the country and delegitimise all terror groups operating on its soil.
     
    "We continue to urge Pakistan to take action to combat and delegitimise all terrorist groups operating on its soil," State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters at his daily news conference.
     
    "Obviously Pakistan has suffered greatly at the hands of terrorists and violent extremists. We want to help Pakistan confront this terrorist threat, but we also want Pakistan also to go after those terrorists who seek and sometimes find safe haven on Pakistan territory," he said in response to a question yesterday.
     
    His remarks come amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan following the Uri terror attack in which 19 Indian soldiers were killed and India's surgical strikes on seven terror launch pads across the Line of Control on the intervening night of September 28 and 29.
     
     
    Earlier this week, in a clear indication of its support for India's surgical strikes in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, the US said it empathises with the Indian position that it needs to respond militarily to terror threats and dubbed the Uri attack as a "clear case of cross-border terrorism".
     
    The US had also called for greater cooperation and dialogue between India and Pakistan to bring down the recent tensions and said that they should adopt a "conciliatory approach" to resolve their "contentious issues".

    MORE International ARTICLES

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore
    A 27-year-old Indian-origin former beach patrol officer in Singapore was today sentenced to more than 11 years in prison and 12 strokes of the cane for raping a drunken woman at the country's famous resort island of Sentosa in May 2012.

    Indian-Origin Man Jailed For Raping Teacher In Singapore

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack
    Tahmid Hasib Khan, a permanent resident of Canada, was detained in August under a Bangladesh law that allows police to hold someone without a warrant if there is a reasonable suspicion of criminal involvement.

    University Of Toronto Student Released On Bail After Being Detained After Terrorist Attack

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement
    "Gandhiji believed in a world worthy of our children. In joining the Paris Agreement, @narendramodi & the Indian people carry on that legacy," President Obama tweeted.

    Indians Have Carried On Mahatma Gandhi's Legacy: Barack Obama On Paris Agreement

    'Punched In Throat', For Wearing Traditional Attire, Alleges Muslim Scholar

    'Punched In Throat', For Wearing Traditional Attire, Alleges Muslim Scholar
    A Muslim researcher in the US who was on his way to deliver Friday sermon wearing traditional attire was allegedly punched by an unknown man in Washington

    'Punched In Throat', For Wearing Traditional Attire, Alleges Muslim Scholar

    Russia Welcomes Surgical Strikes, Asks Pakistan To Stop Terror Activities

    Russia Welcomes Surgical Strikes, Asks Pakistan To Stop Terror Activities
      Russia's Ambassador to New Delhi Alexander M Kadakin also said his country had always been with India in fighting cross-border terrorism.

    Russia Welcomes Surgical Strikes, Asks Pakistan To Stop Terror Activities

    Indian-Origin South African Teen Wins USD 50,000 Scholarship At Google Science Fair

    Indian-Origin South African Teen Wins USD 50,000 Scholarship At Google Science Fair
    Nirghin's discovery has huge financial implications for agriculture, as her creation could retail at USD 30 to USD 60 per metric tonne, as compared to the USD 2,000 plus costs of SAPs.

    Indian-Origin South African Teen Wins USD 50,000 Scholarship At Google Science Fair