Reuters: Britain's Blair in Pakistan for security talks

[Eugene]

Britain's Blair in Pakistan for security talks
18 Nov 2006 16:33:59 GMT
Source: Reuters

ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived
in Pakistan on Saturday for talks with President Pervez Musharraf on how
to defeat a resurgent Taliban, pool counter-terrorist intelligence and
tackle militancy in Pakistan's religious schools.

Blair's spokesman said Britain and Pakistan would set up a joint working
group between their interior ministries to promote closer links between
their intelligence services.

Briton will also double its development aid, spending more on education in
Pakistan's moderate Muslim schools to counter Islamic extremism, he said.

"President Musharraf talks about 'enlightened moderation', we are supporting
(that policy)," the spokesman said.

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