Brown, Gilani resolve to jointly fight against terrorism

October 13th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - India and Pakistan must work together to counter terrorism, Pakistani foreign office spokesman said here Tuesday. India must stop blame game as time has come to solve all outstanding issues with tranquility, the Online news agency quoted foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit as saying.

October 13th, 2009 BEIJING - China has reportedly offered high-tech counter-terrorism system to Pakistan to boost its defence sector and to help its efforts to fight terrorism. According to reports, four delegations from different Chinese companies have met Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani to decide upon the matter, while the China Development Bank and other Chinese institutions will provide funds in this connection.

October 10th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the Pakistan Army headquarters in Rawalpindi. In separate messages, the leaders vowed to continue their fight against the militants and said such acts of violence cannot weaken the nation's resolve to fight the menace of terrorism, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported.

October 7th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Defending the Kerry Lugar Bill, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has termed the controversial aid package as a 'big success' of his government. Addressing a meeting of government coalition partners, Gilani said the United States has assured all help to Pakistan.

September 6th, 2009 KARACHI - Stressing the need for resumption of bilateral talks with India, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Islamabad wants relations with New Delhi on an equal footing. "We want relations with India on an equal basis and it is our resolve that we will not allow our soil to be used for terrorism.

August 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Friday termed terrorism as the biggest threat to the country and said his government was committed to eliminate this menace through "determination and courage". I want to reiterate that we are not scared of the terrorists.

June 21st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the offensive against the extremists breeding on the country's soil will continue till militancy is eliminated completely. Addressing a gathering of thousands of people at the Convention Center here on the occasion of 56th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Gilani warned the militants to lay down arms or face the consequences.

June 11th, 2009 BEIJING - Pakistan's Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said Beijing has assured Islamabad of all practical help in its war against terror. Talking to media persons here, Khan said both Pakistan and China have expressed their desire to counter the increasing extremism in the region with full force.

May 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has announced plans to launch a military offensive against the Taliban to flush out militants from its side of the border with Pakistan. Karzai's declaration comes after conducting bilateral talks with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who had made a similar announcement on May 7.

May 1st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that poppy cultivation and drug trafficking in Afghanistan are the main cause of terrorism menace in Pakistan. Gilani urged the NATO and ISAF to effectively deal with poppy cultivation, which still remains the main source of funding for extremists and terrorist elements.

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 - Pakistan desires good neighbourly relations with India and hopes that New Delhi will positively respond to Islamabad's suggestion to resume the sub-continental dialogue process, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday. His remarks came during a joint press conference after talks with visiting British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

April 19th, 2009 KARACHI - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the country is ready with its own anti-terrorism strategy which it would be sharing with the United States soon. "Our policy is ready, and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi would visit the US in the first week of May to share this policy with the American administration," The Daily quoted Gilani, as saying.

February 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the government's writ would be established in the Swat Valley at any cost, Pakistan's Online news agency reported. The security forces were undertaking operations against anti-state elements in the Swat, Gilani said while talking to Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani Thursday.

January 25th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has reiterated his government's commitment to peacefully resolve all outstanding issues with India to usher in an era of peace and prosperity on the subcontinent. In a message to his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on Republic Day, Gilani said: 'It is a matter of pleasure for me to convey, on my own behalf and on behalf of the government of Pakistan, our warm felicitation to you and to the government and people of India on the occasion of the Republic Day of India.' This is the second time Gilani has communicated with Manmohan Singh in a week.