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| Pakistan urged to fight extremism | Pakistan urged to fight extremism |
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| UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has urged Pakistan to continue in its efforts to see "terrorism tackled and extremism tackled". | UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has urged Pakistan to continue in its efforts to see "terrorism tackled and extremism tackled". |
| Visiting the country, he told the BBC that young people there wanted to see "enlightened moderation" in politics. | Visiting the country, he told the BBC that young people there wanted to see "enlightened moderation" in politics. |
| Earlier, Mr Miliband said in a speech that diplomacy must be more about influencing public opinion than just about negotiations behind closed doors. | Earlier, Mr Miliband said in a speech that diplomacy must be more about influencing public opinion than just about negotiations behind closed doors. |
| Increased help for development could also cut the terror threat, he added. | Increased help for development could also cut the terror threat, he added. |
| 'No question' | 'No question' |
| Mr Miliband told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Pakistani citizens in Pakistan want to see terrorism tackled and extremism tackled. | Mr Miliband told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Pakistani citizens in Pakistan want to see terrorism tackled and extremism tackled. |
| Concern has been expressed, particularly in Washington, about President Musharraf's ability to control the remote tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan Paul ReynoldsWorld Affairs correspondent Pakistan feels pressure | |
| "And, remember, Pakistani visitors to the UK could easily find themselves caught up in terrorist incident as well - because people who plant bombs in the UK don't discriminate between the race or the religion of the people they affect." | "And, remember, Pakistani visitors to the UK could easily find themselves caught up in terrorist incident as well - because people who plant bombs in the UK don't discriminate between the race or the religion of the people they affect." |
| He said he had just returned from a meeting of the Pakistani Youth Parliament, which had urged a policy of "enlightened moderation" but also said it wanted to see extremism tackled. | He said he had just returned from a meeting of the Pakistani Youth Parliament, which had urged a policy of "enlightened moderation" but also said it wanted to see extremism tackled. |
| He told the Pakistani Youth Parliament the world was changing faster than ever before and it was up to the young to take the lead. | He told the Pakistani Youth Parliament the world was changing faster than ever before and it was up to the young to take the lead. |
| Shared interest | Shared interest |
| BBC News diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall said Mr Miliband's comments were the clearest indication yet that the foreign secretary intended, if not a radical shift, at least a change of emphasis in British foreign policy. | BBC News diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall said Mr Miliband's comments were the clearest indication yet that the foreign secretary intended, if not a radical shift, at least a change of emphasis in British foreign policy. |
| That would mean a greater stress on long-term policies for development and reconstruction and less on the blunt instrument of military power, our correspondent added. | That would mean a greater stress on long-term policies for development and reconstruction and less on the blunt instrument of military power, our correspondent added. |
| Mr Miliband called for co-operation in defeating terrorism after talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who has come under pressure for his policy of backing the US. | Mr Miliband called for co-operation in defeating terrorism after talks with Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, who has come under pressure for his policy of backing the US. |
| The foreign secretary said he had chosen to visit Pakistan on his first overseas mission because of a shared interest in the region's stability. | The foreign secretary said he had chosen to visit Pakistan on his first overseas mission because of a shared interest in the region's stability. |
| He went to Afghanistan on Wednesday, meeting President Hamid Karzai to discuss co-operation in the fight against terrorism, as well as the rebuilding of the country. | He went to Afghanistan on Wednesday, meeting President Hamid Karzai to discuss co-operation in the fight against terrorism, as well as the rebuilding of the country. |
| Mr Miliband said the danger posed by Taleban resurgence was the main reason for the UK to remain in Afghanistan in the long term. | Mr Miliband said the danger posed by Taleban resurgence was the main reason for the UK to remain in Afghanistan in the long term. |