WASHINGTON: The U.S. has at last broken his shut up over Pakistan's hot deal with the Taliban last week as extraordinary Envoy Richard Holbrooke went public with his analysis, saying Washington is "troubled and confused" by Islamabad's efforts.
Say it is "not an hopeful trend," Holbrooke, just returned from a visit to the province, said: "Previous truce break down. And we do not want to see the territory ceded to the bad guys and the people who took the Swat is a very bad man. "" Let me just say in this discussion that we are engaged in very intensive discussions with the military leadership of Pakistan and ISI around this issue, "Holbrooke said about the surprise deal just when Washington has been invited Islamabad to go all-out against the Taliban and Al Qaeda forces in its territory.
The Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan with a team of senior officials will visit Washington next week for talks with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and inter-agency teams are now engaged in the Obama administration review of America's approach to the region `s security.
Holbrooke disclosed that India, as a member of the Contact Group would be to give its own inputs when its senior officials to visit Washington for a few weeks later.
The veteran diplomat congratulated India for its restraint following the Mumbai attacks, which he believed was to upset the improvement of relations between the two countries.
"The terrorist attacks in Mumbai were carried out by very shrewd, ruthless killers.
The terrorists launched the attack was to try to disrupt the improving relations between Pakistan and India, "Holbrooke said adding:" The Indians did not play into their hands. Indians restrained himself.
And Pakistanis are not moving troops to the border. But we need to appreciate that to get Pakistanis to focus on the west; we need a decrease of tensions between India and Pakistan. He says ,"India, Pakistan and the USA all now face a common threat,".
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