President Asif Ali Zardari said on Wednesday that Pakistan had been fighting a long-term battle against militants.
Addressing a joint press conference along with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown here, the president said that it was a new kind of war. He called on the British government to provide assistance for the displaced families of Malakand region.
“Whenever dictatorship took over the country, Britain gave shelter to the political leadership of Pakistan,” Zardari noted.
On this occasion, the British Premier said: “People of both countries are the victim of terrorism.” He said that Pakistani troops had been sacrificing their lives in fight against terrorism.
Brown announced that Britain would provide 12 million pounds in aid to Pakistan for the displaced civilians. “We will hold talks with Pakistan on four points,” he said, adding that security of Pakistan and the region is a top priority.
He further said that the Britain wanted elimination of militants’ heavens in Pakistan.
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