Britain promises more anti-terror aid to Pakistan
Last Updated: Sunday, December 14, 2008 | 10:05 AM ET
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday pledged more technical support and funding to help Pakistan and India battle insurgency.
The announcement comes in the wake of last month's attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 160 people, including two Canadians.
"We will work to ensure that everything is done to make sure that terrorists are denied any safe haven in Pakistan. The time has come for action and not words and I want to help Pakistan and other countries root out terrorism," Brown said at a joint news conference with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari in Islamabad.
"In return for this action we will continue to expand our counter-terrorism assistance program with Pakistan and it will be, more than ever, the most comprehensive anti-terrorism program Britain has signed with any country."
Brown said the aid would include new scanning technology and some $9 million US worth of assistance to help fight the causes of extremism and strengthen democracy. He said three-quarters of the most serious terror plots investigated by British authorities have links to al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
India blames Lashkar-e-Taiba, a Pakistani-based militant group, for the Mumbai attacks.
Brown met with Zardari following talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The British leader said he discussed with Singh similar assistance, including help against radicalization, airport security improvements and better information sharing to fight insurgency movements.
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