LAHORE: The "decided shift" in the Pakistan Army's recognition that the threat from the Taliban is a more immediate and serious one than the threat from India is a very encouraging sign, US President Barack Obama has said.
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During an interview with Newsweek magazine, he said the US was confident that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal was safe, adding the Pakistani military is equipped to prevent the Taliban from taking over these assets. He said the US was trying to strengthen Pakistan as a partner, adding that he believed Pakistan's sovereignty must be respected.
The US president said he had decided to send an additional 17,000 troops to Afghanistan after recognising the Taliban were destabilising Pakistan in addition to Afghanistan. |