Pakistan, Afghan Leaders Swap Threats

Pakistan, Afghan Leaders Swap Threats
June 16, 2008
Agence France-Presse

Pakistan's foreign office pledged that the country would defend its territorial sovereignty, state media said Monday after Afghanistan's leader said cross-border attacks on militants were justified.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened on Sunday to attack Taliban insurgents on the soil of his supposed ally in the "war on terror", saying his war-torn country had a right to do so in self-defence.

"Pakistan shall defend its territorial sovereignty," foreign office spokesman Mohammad Sadiq was quoted as saying by the government-run Associated Press of Pakistan news agency.

"We have seen President Karzai's statement (to) the media. We hope that it is not the re-initiation of the blame game by Afghanistan," he said.

Afghan and Western officials have repeatedly accused Pakistan of failing to do enough to stop extremists operating on its territory and have expressed concerns over its recent negotiations with Taliban militants.


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