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Pak ultras threat to S Asia peace: USA

Pakistan-based militant groups operating in Kashmir pose a persistent threat to stability in South Asia, a top intelligence official of the USA has warned, even as he called India a “reliable ally” in the fight against global terrorism.

“Pakistani militant groups, primarily focussed on the Kashmiri conflict, a persistent threat to regional stability and US interests in South Asia and the Near East. They also pose a potential threat to our interests worldwide,” National Intelligence director Mr John Negroponte told US lawmakers yesterday.

In prepared remarks to the Senate Intelligence Committee examining a range of threats to the US, Mr Negroponte stressed that New Delhi would continue to be a “reliable ally” against global terrorism “in part because India has been a frequent target for Islamic terrorists, mainly in Kashmir”. He also said India was seeking to play a key role in fostering democracy in the region, particularly in Nepal and Bangladesh.

Even while referring to Paksitan as a frontline state in the war on terror, Mr Negroponte said Islamabad also remained “a major source of extremism” that posed a threat to Gen. Musharraf, the USA, India and Afghanistan.

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