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Friday, 4 January, 2002, 20:00 GMT
Powell urges Pakistan to do more
![]() Mr Powell said tensions remained dangerously high
The US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has taken a leading role in efforts to defuse the crisis between India and Pakistan, has stressed the need of both sides to step up efforts to avoid a conflict.
But he said Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf could do more to rein in the organisations India holds responsible for an attack on the Delhi parliament last month. He urged the leaders of both countries to make efforts to meet at a summit they are both attending in Nepal. De-escalation The secretary of state said President Bush was also thinking of sending an American envoy to the region.
"One way that we're all working toward now is to get the Pakistani government to take action against these terrorist organisations and President Musharraf is doing so," he said. "Is there more he can do? I'm sure there is and I expect him to do more. Every day for the past week or so, he has taken a step more in that direction." |
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