China offers high-tech counter-terrorism system to Pakistan

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.

September 19th, 2009 LONDON - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that terrorist and militants were deliberately created to achieve certain strategic goals and to counter rival ideology. "Militants and militancy were not created in a vacuum; they have been the product of a deliberate policy to fight the rival ideology," Zardari said.

September 14th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari intends to link the start of a full-scale military operation in Waziristan with the provision of military equipment from the US. According to sources, he would press on President Barack Obama to expedite the delivery of these weapons, when he meets him in New York on September 24 to help Islamabad in meeting its urgent needs for adequate military equipments to continue with counter-terrorism campaign.

September 5th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - China has said that Pakistan saved Beijing from embarrassment by persuading certain Islamic countries not to take the issue of ethnic violence in Xinjiang before the Organisation of the Islamic Conference. Replying to a question while interacting with media persons at the Chinese embassy here, Chinese Ambassador Lou Zhaohui said: "Yes, Pakistan played its role in doing so." Zhaohui said Islamabad has been very helpful in assisting China counter the Xinjiang violence and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

July 30th, 2009 Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE BEIJING - The US administration has decided to lift its restrictions on the export of hi-tech goods to China, a media report said Thursday. The China Daily quoted Vice-Premier Wang Qishan, who took part in the two-day China-US Strategic and Economic Dialogue that ended in Washington Tuesday, as saying: "The US pledged to facilitate exports of high-technology products from the US to China." Sino-US trade touched $333.7 billion last year in spite of the global financial crisis.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US has said it will support continuing dialogue between India and Pakistan them to find joint solutions to counter terrorism and to promote regional stability, but leave it to them how to go about it. "We will also continue to support dialogue between Indian and Pakistani leaders," Robert O.

June 26th, 2009 BEIJING - In a step further to embolden their military relationship, Chinese Defence Minister, Liang Guanglie met Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Rao Qamar Suleman, here on Friday. Guanglie met Air Chief Marshal Suleman, who is currently on a visit to China, and vowed to further strengthen friendship between both countries.

June 22nd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The United States' Central Intelligence Agency chief, Leon E Panetta, will visit Pakistan soon in a bid to persuade Islamabad to let New Delhi play an important role in the US-led counter-terrorism efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Though US Embassy declined to comment on the matter officially, The Nation's diplomatic sources revealed that Panetta, in line with US AfPak policy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, would discuss these proposals with Pakistani authorities during his upcoming visit.

June 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has acceded to the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, an official said. "With the accession to this convention, Pakistan is now party to 11 international conventions against terrorism.

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.

June 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new US amendment moved in the Congress, asks Pakistan to reform its counter terrorism policies to thwart threats by the Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The amendment also stresses the need for Islamabad to confront, and deny safe haven to Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremists.

May 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The Obama administration has appealed to China to provide training and even military equipment to help Pakistan counter a growing militant threat, U.S. officials said.

May 8th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - China has expressed concern over the rising US 'influence' in the region, including Pakistan. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Lou Zhaohui, while raising concerns over the presence of US troops in the region, said the number of foreign forces was 'too high' across the region.

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.

December 22nd, 2008 BEIJING - China Tuesday called on India and Pakistan to probe the Mumbai terror attacks through peaceful consultations. 'We hope to see improvement in the India-Pakistan relations,' foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a press conference in responding to questions on the South Asia situation.