Friday, April 18, 2008

US 'lacks Pakistan terror policy': BBC

A US report says that terrorists are still operating freely along the Pakistani border with Afghanistan.

It says that there is "no comprehensive plan" to deal with the threat, even though Pakistan has received $10.5bn in military and economic aid from the US.

The report was released by a government watchdog, the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

US officials suspect that al-Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden and Taleban head Mullah Omar are in the border areas.

The GAO is the audit and investigative arm of the US Congress.

Its report said that more than six years after the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US still does not have a coherent plan to destroy the threat from Islamist militants.

It said that both the US ... Full story @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7353852.stm

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