Britain to stand by Pak through "thick and thin to help quell terror": Miliband.Byline: ANI Islamabad, July 10 (ANI): Britain would continue its support to Pakistan and stand by the troubled nation through 'thick and thin' in its quest to rid the nation of terror, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said. Miliband, who held separate talks with President Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu: آصف علی زرداری) (Sindhi:آصف علي زرداري) (born July 21, 1956) is the chief of the Zardari tribe and the and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani here, assured the leaders that Britain would continue its support to Pakistan to overcome the number of challenges facing the country. "The United Kingdom will stand by Pakistan through thick and thin to help it succeeds against militancy," The Daily Times quoted Miliband, as saying. Commenting on the problems of Swat Swat (swät), district of the Malakand division, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Saidu Sharif is the capital. The largely inaccessible region is reached by air and through mountain passes from the south and east. displaced, who have been forced to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. their home in the Valley due to the military operation, Miliband assured of Britain's complete support for the rehabilitation of the internally displaced persons (IDPs). "The displaced people have rendered immense sacrifices in the war against terror and need more attention of the world," he said. During his meeting, Zardari told the British Foreign Secretary that Pakistan's economy has been greatly affected by the 'war on terror', and that it needed more support from both the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community (EU) and the United States. Zardari also highlighted the need for greater access for Pakistani products into the EU and US markets. During their meeting, Gilani told Miliband that reconstruction and rehabilitation work has been started in the war hit Malakand Division of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP NWFP North-West Frontier Province (northwest Pakistan) NWFP Northwest Forest Plan NWFP Non-Wood Forest Product ), and people have started to return to their native places. Gilani said that capacity building of law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). (LEAs) would be one of the prime objectives of the government in the region, in order to enable them to counter extremism effectively after the withdrawal of the security forces. However, he also said that international promises for the capacity building of LEAs are yet to be fulfilled. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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