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| US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on the Pakistani government to take a "tough line" on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad for talks. | US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called on the Pakistani government to take a "tough line" on terrorism after arriving in Islamabad for talks. |
| Ms Rice also said Pakistan had to mount a "robust" response to last week's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, which left at least 188 people dead. | Ms Rice also said Pakistan had to mount a "robust" response to last week's attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai, which left at least 188 people dead. |
| India says the attackers had links to Pakistan, which Islamabad has denied. | India says the attackers had links to Pakistan, which Islamabad has denied. |
| Ms Rice arrived in Pakistan's capital after visiting India amid growing tension between the two neighbours. | Ms Rice arrived in Pakistan's capital after visiting India amid growing tension between the two neighbours. |
| In Delhi on Wednesday, she called on both countries to show moderation in their response to the Mumbai attacks. | In Delhi on Wednesday, she called on both countries to show moderation in their response to the Mumbai attacks. |
| 'Robust and effective' | |
| "The global threat of extremism and terrorism has to be met by all states, taking a very tough and hard line, and so that is what I am going to discuss," Reuters news agency quoted Ms Rice as saying. | |
| "Pakistan has to determine its own response here. It just needs to be a robust response and it needs to be effective," she said. | |
| Ms Rice landed at the military Chaklala air base in Islamabad direct from India. | |
| India says the attackers came from Pakistan | |
| During her one-day visit, she is scheduled to meet Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani to discuss the Mumbai attacks. | |
| In Delhi, Ms Rice said that Pakistan must act "fully and transparently" in efforts to bring the Mumbai attackers to justice. | |
| "Pakistan has a special responsibility to do so," she told a press conference. | |
| Ms Rice was speaking after meeting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee. | |
| "This is the time for everybody to co-operate and do so transparently, and this is especially a time for Pakistan to do so," she said. | |
| Ms Rice also warned India not to take actions that would provoke "unintended consequences". | |
| "Any response needs to be judged by its effectiveness in prevention," she said | |
| Last week's attacks at multiple locations in Indian's financial capital stunned the country, with many describing it as India's 9/11. | |
| Indian authorities have said that the attackers came from Pakistan. | |
| The Indian government has been under tremendous pressure domestically to take action against those responsible for the attack. | |
| On Wednesday, thousands of people protested in Mumbai, blocking traffic and shouting slogans, including "Down with Pakistan" and "Shame on politicians". |