Updated : Wednesday May 13 , 2009 9:04:03 PM
LONDON: Britain Prime Minister Gorden Brown has announced 12 million pounds in aid for the internally displaced persons affected by the military operation against militants in north west of Pakistan, reports ARY OneWorld.
Addressing a joint press conference with President Asif Ali Zardari who visited 10 Downing Street Wednesday, Brown assured his country’s all-out support to Pakistan in its war against militants in its territory.
“We want the elimination of militants’ sanctuaries besides assuring that these elements could not be helped with concealed monetary assistance,” Brown told the newsmen, adding that his country wants to pour more aid in Pakistan’s northern and border areas to root out extremism from there.
Praising Pakistan’s role in war against militants he said that the people of both Pakistan and Britain are the victim of terrorism.
“We also discussed strategic ties between the two countries,” Brown told the newsmen about his meeting with Zardari.
To a query Brown said that he didn’t discuss the issue of induction of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in President Zardari-led Pakistani government in his meeting with party chief Mian Nawaz Sharif held during his recent visit to Pakistan.
President Asif Ali Zardari said that his country is doing his best to root out extremism from its territory.
“The war we are facing today is a long, new and difficult war. Militants want to create an atmosphere of fear and terror,” President Zardari told the newsmen, vowing to defeat the terrorists in his country.
Zardari said that the ongoing operation in Malkand division enjoys the full support of country’s Parliament, adding that the Britain would provide the human assistance to tackle the catastrophe occurred in response to military operation against militants in the area.
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