Britain readies new strategy to deal with Pak based ‘crucible of terrorism’

October 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Britain will assist Pakistan to set up a counter-intelligence agency on the line of British secret service, MI5. BBC's Richard Watson quoted senior British and Pakistani counter-terrorism officials as saying that British training and funding will be made available to the new security authority.

May 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A "global justice" initiative that has been in the works for months will give the FBI and Justice Department bigger roles in combating terrorism around the world, reports the Los Angeles Times. The move is being seen as part of President Obama's broad national security strategy that involves the presumption that pretty much all terrorism suspects, no matter where they're aught, will be able to contest their detention in some way.(ANI)

May 21st, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said tension between India and Pakistan soured particularly after the November 2008 Mumbai attacks, and the attacks also raised difficulties for New Delhi. Addressing a regular press briefing here, Brown expressed hope that the relationship between India and Pakistan would improve in times to come.

April 29th, 2009 Britain to send 700 extra troops to AfghanistanLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he'll temporarily send 700 extra troops to Afghanistan to boost security for August elections. Brown told lawmakers that Britain will increase its forces in Afghanistan from 8,300 to 9,000, but will reduce numbers to current levels by November.

April 29th, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday pledged 665 million pounds over the next four years to help Pakistan with counter-terrorism operations as well as education and economic assistance. Of this amount 125 million pounds will be earmarked for supporting education projects in the border area 'in an effort to stop the spread of extremism.' One of the primary aims of UK support, he said, would be to "stop young people falling under the sway of violent extremists." Unveiling in the House of Commons what is being touted as Britain's new policy for Pakistan and Afghanistan but which mirror's US President Barack Obama's policy for the same announced in March, Brown said there was a 'chain of terror' linking the border area between the two countries to the UK.

April 27th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has cancelled a joint news conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Brown, who arrived in Pakistan this afternoon after talks in Afghanistan, told reporters on the plane that he would hold a meeting with President Zardari.

April 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Britain and Pakistan on Monday expressed a firm resolve to jointly fight against terrorism. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani addressing a joint press conference along with his British counterpart Gordon Brown, said Pakistani is united in the battle against terrorism.

April 27th, 2009 Pakistan : 'Do not panic' over Taliban advancesKABUL — Pakistan's foreign minister asked U.S. officials Monday not to panic over Taliban advances along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan — a region British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a "crucible of terrorism." Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has sent militants in its tribal areas a "clear signal" that they must lay down arms, as he sought to quell Western fears raised by a recent peace deal between militants and the government.

April 27th, 2009 KABUL - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday in Kabul that the world could not tolerate the existence of terrorist bases in border areas of Afghanistan and Pakistan, saying a new strategy would be unveiled this week. Brown arrived on a surprise visit in Afghanistan Monday morning and met President Hamid Karzai to discuss his plans to fight the 'crucible of terrorism' in the border region, to be formally announced in the House of Commons this week.

April 27th, 2009 British PM: Af-Pak border 'crucible of terrorism'KABUL — The border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan form a "crucible of terrorism" that Western powers must combat for their own safety, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday. Brown was on a one-day visit to Afghanistan in which he toured British bases in the south and discussed strategy with President Hamid Karzai.

March 25th, 2009 LONDON - Most analysts are of the view that if Pakistan is to make any progress in the comity of nations, it has shut down its terrorist training camps, and prevent the entry of potential insurgents from abroad. British security officials estimate that about 4,000 people have been trained in Pakistan or Afghanistan and now account for three quarters of serious terrorist plots in Britain, and this explains why Pakistan features so prominently in the new counter-terrorism strategy.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - The British government is planning to train around 60,000 people already employed in various positions in how to respond to acts of terrorism, British Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said Sunday. Speaking on the BBC, Smith said that the strategy included bringing anti-terrorism into the public arena with the training of people working 'everywhere from our shopping centres to our hotels'.

March 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has confirmed that Britain has been placed on terror alert, and warned that an attack on the country is "highly likely." She said the country would train 60,000 shop and hotel staff to deal with any untoward incident. Speaking ahead of the publication of a new anti-terrorism strategy, Jacqui Smith said: "An attack on this country is highly likely.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - United Kingdom's new anti-terror strategy, which will be unveiled by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith next week, is claimed to be the most comprehensive counter-terrorism approach issued by any government in the world. According to a Home Office spokesman, Smith wants the paper to go into more detail than ever before about how the authorities are seeking to prevent atrocities from happening and respond to attacks which take place.

March 22nd, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to launch a new counter-terrorism strategy targeting Pakistan. The new strategy is designed to be the most comprehensive approach to tackling the threat issued by any Government in the world.