Author: TNN
Publication: The Times of India
Date: January 23, 2009.
URL: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_hails_Obama_remark_on_Pak/articleshow/4020520.cms
Welcoming US President Barack Obama's statement
that Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the America's war against
terrorism, defence minister A K Antony said on Friday the world must take
action to tackle terror emanating from Pakistani soil.
The defence minister said that al least 30
terror camps are still operating in Pakistan. The terrorist outfits operating
from Pakistan soil should be disbanded, he said.
"Sympathy and solidarity is fine, but
what India needs is action," said Antony.
Earlier, US President Barack Obama on Friday
said Afghanistan and Pakistan are the central front in the America's war against
terrorism and the deteriorating situation in the region poses a grave threat
to global security, PTI reported.
"This is the central front in our enduring
struggle against terrorism and extremism," Obama said reiterating that
the Afghan-Pak problem can't be resolved in isolation.
