Pakistan showing ‘real commitment’ to fight terror: Clinton

October 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi urged the US Tuesday to outline a clear commitment for stability and economic development in South Asia. Meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Qureshi said his government has the political will to tackle the extremism and militants along the border with Afghanistan.

September 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan has increased its commitment in the fight against terrorism, but the Obama administration is still not "satisfied", Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said, pointing to the large presence of the Al Qaeda and the Taliban country. "Well, look at, again, what has happened in the last nine months.

July 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has reiterated in Lok Sabha that India will not hold any talks with Pakistan unless the neighbouring country stops allowing its territory to be used by anti-India terror outfits.

July 23rd, 2009 ON BOARD SPECIAL AIRCRAFT - Differing with the US assessment about Islamabad's change in approach towards terrorism, India Thursday asked Pakistan to "show the same force" in fighting anti-India terrorists like Lashkar-e-Taiba as it has done in combating the Taliban and other anti-West militants. Dismissive of reports in the Pakistani media about a dossier presented to India about its alleged role in fomenting trouble in Balochistan and in the Lahore attack, Krishna said New Delhi does not react to speculation.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a pointed message to Pakistan, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said "a significant number" of 9/11 attackers are hiding in the border areas of that country. "We firmly believe that a significant number of them are there in border areas of Pakistan," Clinton said at a joint press interaction with External Affairs Minister S.M.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Describing terrorism and extremism as the number one challenge", US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday said she had seen "real commitment" by Pakistan to fight terrorism and made a pitch for dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad. "Combating terrorism and extremism is our number one challenge.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Stating that the combating of terrorism and extremism is and should be the number one priority of all nations, including the United States and India, Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told students of Delhi University that this issue should be resolved democratically. "Combating terrorism and extremism is our number one challenge.

July 19th, 2009 GURGAON - Warning of the threat of a global terrorist syndicate comprising Al Qaeda and the Taliban, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday hoped Pakistan will take action against the 26/11 Mumbai attackers as she noted Islamabad's evolving commitment to fight terrorism. We expect every nation to take action against terrorism.

July 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI -While admitting that Pakistan has been making efforts in the last six months to counter terrorist elements on its soil, the U.S Secreteary of State Hilary Clinton on Sunday said that Washington expects Islamabad to do much more on this front. Speaking on the issue of Pakistan's commitment to fight terrorism, Clinton said: "Terrorism within any country is a threat to that country and so over the last six months, in the course of working with the Government of Pakistan, we believe that there is a commitment to fight terrorism that permeates the entire government and that is what our expectation is as well." Clinton said that the United States expected Pakistan to take steps to bring to justice those who launched the terror attacks in Mumbai last year and the U.S was keeping an eye on the developments.

July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said that Pakistan must dismantle the terrorist infrastructure on its soil, which is aimed at India. Addressing a press conference here after interactions with staff of the terror-hit Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and captains of Indian industry, Clinton, who is on a five-day official visit to India, said India and the United States are working together to defeat the menace of terrorism, and the common aim of the two countries was to leave a better world for "our children".

July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Saturday said there had to be "justice" for the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, even as she noted that India's contribution towards the fight against extremism in Afghanistan and Pakistan would be "very helpful". "I believe that there has to be justice.

July 18th, 2009 MUMBAI - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Saturday that Pakistan needed to "root out" terrorist groups directed against Indian interests. Clinton told a news conference here that the US had seen a much greater effort and commitment ...

May 29th, 2009 BANGALORE - External Affairs minister S.M.Krishna on Friday said that peace process with Pakistan could only resume if Pakistan dismantled terror aiding set-ups functioning on its soil. Addressing media persons here, Krishna said Pakistan is expected to take certain step to show India and the rest of the world that it is actually serious about fighting terrorism.

March 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said US President Barack Obama was being 'unfair' in comparing Pakistan with Afghanistan in the war against terror. 'Comparing Pakistan with Afghanistan would be unfair,' the official APP news agency quoted him as saying when asked to comment on Obama's new AfPak policy unveiled last week.

January 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As police gunned down two suspected Pakistani terrorists in Noida near here early Sunday, Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma reminded Pakistan to fulfill its commitment of fighting terrorism. 'Terror groups operating in Pakistan are trying to destabilise India,' Sharma told the Times Now news channel.