Terrorism threat to Pak existence, says Petraeus
TAMPA: The battle on Pakistani soil between the military and the Taliban is a fight against extremism, which poses a threat against the country’s very existence, said top US commander David Petraeus on Wednesday.
“It is their fight against extremism that they assess poses a threat against their very existence … it’s not them fighting our global war on terror,” said Petraeus at a meeting with French journalists at the US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Petraeus said he approved of Pakistan’s offensive against the Taliban on its side of the border with Afghanistan, but assured that the US was not providing direct combat assistance to Islamabad. afp
“It is their fight against extremism that they assess poses a threat against their very existence … it’s not them fighting our global war on terror,” said Petraeus at a meeting with French journalists at the US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Petraeus said he approved of Pakistan’s offensive against the Taliban on its side of the border with Afghanistan, but assured that the US was not providing direct combat assistance to Islamabad. afp
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