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| UK and Pakistan forge terror pact | UK and Pakistan forge terror pact |
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| The UK and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen their ties to fight terrorism following talks between the countries' two leaders in Lahore. | The UK and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen their ties to fight terrorism following talks between the countries' two leaders in Lahore. |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Pervez Musharraf agreed that restoring order to Afghanistan was crucial. | Prime Minister Tony Blair and President Pervez Musharraf agreed that restoring order to Afghanistan was crucial. |
| Mr Blair said defeating terrorism would take a long time but praised Pakistan's co-operation. The president said his country was doing all it could to help. | Mr Blair said defeating terrorism would take a long time but praised Pakistan's co-operation. The president said his country was doing all it could to help. |
| Both leaders said that they found consensus on all major issues. | Both leaders said that they found consensus on all major issues. |
| 'Highest point' | 'Highest point' |
| At a news conference Mr Blair also announced the UK would double its aid to Pakistan to pay for the reform of the Islamic schools - accused by some of encouraging extremism. | At a news conference Mr Blair also announced the UK would double its aid to Pakistan to pay for the reform of the Islamic schools - accused by some of encouraging extremism. |
| Describing the weekend's talks as "immensely constructive", Mr Blair said: "I would like to pay tribute to his courage and his leadership in taking Pakistan on this journey of change and modernisation, but also in so doing, symbolising I think the future for Muslim countries the world over." | Describing the weekend's talks as "immensely constructive", Mr Blair said: "I would like to pay tribute to his courage and his leadership in taking Pakistan on this journey of change and modernisation, but also in so doing, symbolising I think the future for Muslim countries the world over." |
| This terrorism that we are facing ... has been a long time going and will take a long time to defeat. Prime Minister Tony Blair | |
| He said relations with Pakistan were at "their highest point for many years" and praised the country for its co-operation in counter-terrorism. | He said relations with Pakistan were at "their highest point for many years" and praised the country for its co-operation in counter-terrorism. |
| "I think that we are seeing a strengthening of the relationship at every level, which I welcome enormously," he added. | "I think that we are seeing a strengthening of the relationship at every level, which I welcome enormously," he added. |
| Gen Musharraf said the exchanges between the two leaders had led to an understanding and an enhancement in relations. | Gen Musharraf said the exchanges between the two leaders had led to an understanding and an enhancement in relations. |
| But he warned that military force alone would not defeat the Taleban in Afghanistan. | But he warned that military force alone would not defeat the Taleban in Afghanistan. |
| Mr Blair pledged a commitment to battling the Taleban, saying: "This terrorism that we are facing, of which one manifestation is what has happened in Afghanistan, has been a long time going and will take a long time to defeat." | Mr Blair pledged a commitment to battling the Taleban, saying: "This terrorism that we are facing, of which one manifestation is what has happened in Afghanistan, has been a long time going and will take a long time to defeat." |
| "Nobody should be in any doubt at all about our commitment to Afghanistan," he said. | |
| It was of "fundamental importance" to global security "to stick with it and see the job through". | |
| Mr Blair pledged to double UK development aid for Pakistan to £480m ($960m). | |
| It will be used over three years to support Gen Musharraf's educational reforms, which aim to counter the influence of Islamic religious schools, or madrassas, which are seen as a breeding ground for militancy. | |
| Assistance package | Assistance package |
| "It is not just designed to counter radicalism but also to train people in the skills which allow the Pakistan economy to develop," Mr Blair's spokesman told reporters. | "It is not just designed to counter radicalism but also to train people in the skills which allow the Pakistan economy to develop," Mr Blair's spokesman told reporters. |
| There will also be a counter-terrorism package of technical assistance, worth some £8m ($15m), UK officials said. | There will also be a counter-terrorism package of technical assistance, worth some £8m ($15m), UK officials said. |
| Pakistan's co-operation in cracking down on cross-border infiltration by Taleban militants is seen as critically important for the success of US and Nato military operations in Afghanistan. | Pakistan's co-operation in cracking down on cross-border infiltration by Taleban militants is seen as critically important for the success of US and Nato military operations in Afghanistan. |
| On his third visit to Pakistan - following the release there of a British man who had spent 18 years on death row - Mr Blair is also expected to meet Islamic leaders to discuss inter-faith harmony. | On his third visit to Pakistan - following the release there of a British man who had spent 18 years on death row - Mr Blair is also expected to meet Islamic leaders to discuss inter-faith harmony. |
| Mr Blair had personally asked the president to show clemency to death row prisoner Mirza Tahir Hussain. | Mr Blair had personally asked the president to show clemency to death row prisoner Mirza Tahir Hussain. |