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Cameron due to meet Pakistan PM Cameron meets Pakistan PM Gilani
(about 3 hours later)
Conservative leader David Cameron is still due to hold talks with Pakistan's Yousuf Raza Gilani, who earlier survived an assassination attempt. Conservative leader David Cameron has held talks with Pakistan's Yousuf Raza Gilani, just hours after he survived an assassination attempt.
Two bullets were fired at Mr Gilani's car near Islamabad, although nobody was reported to have been injured.Two bullets were fired at Mr Gilani's car near Islamabad, although nobody was reported to have been injured.
A Conservative spokesman said Mr Cameron's meeting with the prime minister had not been cancelled. After the talks Mr Gilani said it was "a reaction" to security forces targeting extremists.
The Tory leader, who has also visited Afghanistan, is due to discuss the security situation in the region. The Tory leader said the failed assassination showed the "permanent threat from terrorism" facing Pakistan.
'Suffered terribly' 'Work together'
At least two shots were fired at Mr Gilani's armoured car near Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon.At least two shots were fired at Mr Gilani's armoured car near Islamabad on Wednesday afternoon.
Sources said bullets had penetrated the glass, but it was unclear whether the premier himself was inside at the time.Sources said bullets had penetrated the glass, but it was unclear whether the premier himself was inside at the time.
Mr Gilani's government is grappling with a growing threat from militants in the country.Mr Gilani's government is grappling with a growing threat from militants in the country.
Mr Cameron is due to meet Mr Gilani in Islamabad later, along with the Pakistani army's chief of staff. In a statement ahead of the talks, Mr Cameron said: "It's not yet clear exactly what happened to Prime Minister Gilani's convoy here in Islamabad but the incident is a reminder of the permanent threat from terrorism that this country faces.
In a separate speech, the Tory leader will say that Pakistan has "suffered terribly at the hands of terrorism", including 56 suicide bombs last year, leaving 640 people dead or injured. "I think that, coming so soon after Benazir Bhutto's appalling assassination, and the terrible number of suicide bombings here, it shows how we must work together to defeat terrorism."
He will say that the Taleban is "a threat to Pakistan, as much as any other country". Mr Cameron later met Mr Gilani in Islamabad, along with the Pakistani army's chief of staff.
Mr Cameron is expected to add: "Forgive my candour. But it is the candour of a friend. The truth is that we will only tackle this scourge successfully if we work together." In an earlier speech, the Tory leader said Pakistan had "suffered terribly at the hands of terrorism", including 56 suicide bombs last year, leaving 640 people dead or injured.
But Mr Cameron will argue that the West "cannot impose democracy at the barrel of a gun; that we cannot drop democracy from 10,000 feet and we shouldn't try". He said the Taleban were "a threat to Pakistan, as much as any other country".
On Tuesday the Tory leader said UK troops abroad should have more leave - with the designated period starting when soldiers reach the UK, rather than including days spent travelling. Mr Cameron, who visited Afghanistan on Tuesday, said: "The truth is that we will only tackle this scourge successfully if we work together."
But Mr Cameron was due to say the West "cannot impose democracy at the barrel of a gun; that we cannot drop democracy from 10,000 feet and we shouldn't try".