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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 - some of them have been accused of encouraging extremism. | |
| Describing the weekend's talks as "immensely constructive", Mr Blair paid tribute to the president's "courage and his leadership in taking Pakistan on this journey of change and modernisation" . | Describing the weekend's talks as "immensely constructive", Mr Blair paid tribute to the president's "courage and his leadership in taking Pakistan on this journey of change and modernisation" . |
| This terrorism that we are facing ... has been a long time going and will take a long time to defeat. Prime Minister Tony Blair | 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," Mr Blair added. | "I think that we are seeing a strengthening of the relationship at every level, which I welcome enormously," Mr Blair added. |
| 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. | "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". | It was of "fundamental importance" to global security "to stick with it and see the job through". |
| 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. |
| We need to put our house in order here on our side and make sure that this support (for Taleban) is cut off. But the main battle is in Afghanistan. President Musharraf | We need to put our house in order here on our side and make sure that this support (for Taleban) is cut off. But the main battle is in Afghanistan. President Musharraf |
| He argued that Pakistan was working hard to stop extremists in his country from helping the Taleban. | He argued that Pakistan was working hard to stop extremists in his country from helping the Taleban. |
| "The Taleban problem is an Afghan problem. It is in the south-eastern region of Afghanistan, being supported by elements from this side. | "The Taleban problem is an Afghan problem. It is in the south-eastern region of Afghanistan, being supported by elements from this side. |
| "We need to put our house in order here on our side and make sure that this support is cut off. But the main battle is in Afghanistan, in the south-eastern region of Afghanistan." | "We need to put our house in order here on our side and make sure that this support is cut off. But the main battle is in Afghanistan, in the south-eastern region of Afghanistan." |
| The president called for reconstruction of this area of Afghanistan before the Taleban could be defeated. | The president called for reconstruction of this area of Afghanistan before the Taleban could be defeated. |
| Mr Blair pledged to double UK development aid for Pakistan to £480m ($960m). | 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. | 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. |