Pakistan to Fight Talk to Terrorists it's Own Way

Pakistani Prime Minister Gilani said that the war on terror is Pakistan's own problem and it will deal with it in it's own way. Reuters

Funny, I thought the US, Britain, Canada, Australia, Poland and countless other countries are fighting the taliban as well. Last I checked, allies should be working together not working separately.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan is fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban for its own interests, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday as he embarked on his first official visit to the United States.

Gilani, in office since March, is due to meet U.S. President George W. Bush in which militant sanctuaries along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan is expected to figure prominently.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, speaking in Australia on Friday, set the tone for the visit by stressing Pakistan had to do more to curb the flow of militants fuelling the Afghan insurgency.

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In recent weeks, U.S. officials have shown impatience over the rising number of attacks in Afghanistan, raising fears in Pakistan that U.S. forces might take action against militant bases on Pakistani soil.

Pakistan, which itself is facing growing militant violence at home, says it would continue fighting al Qaeda and the Taliban but would not allow foreign forces to take action in its territory.

Hundreds of people have been killed in a wave of suicide attacks across Pakistan since mid-2007, including the one that killed former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in December.