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| Brown to 'step up' terror fight | Brown to 'step up' terror fight |
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| Gordon Brown has vowed to "step up" efforts to defeat terrorism in Pakistan in the wake of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination. | Gordon Brown has vowed to "step up" efforts to defeat terrorism in Pakistan in the wake of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination. |
| The prime minister also revealed he had spoken with United States President George Bush and Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. | The prime minister also revealed he had spoken with United States President George Bush and Australia's new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. |
| He pledged they would defeat terrorists who were trying to "thwart democracy". | |
| Mr Brown added he had called Pakistan's President Musharraf to urge him to call elections as planned in the new year. | Mr Brown added he had called Pakistan's President Musharraf to urge him to call elections as planned in the new year. |
| It is clear that we must take immediate action and we will give whatever help we can Prime Minister Gordon Brown | It is clear that we must take immediate action and we will give whatever help we can Prime Minister Gordon Brown |
| The prime minister said: "What's important is that those terrorists who have tried to bomb, kill and maim their way to stop democracy in Pakistan are not successful. | The prime minister said: "What's important is that those terrorists who have tried to bomb, kill and maim their way to stop democracy in Pakistan are not successful. |
| "What's important is that the democratic process in Pakistan continues. | "What's important is that the democratic process in Pakistan continues. |
| "What's important also is that President Musharraf maintains his commitment that there will be elections." | "What's important also is that President Musharraf maintains his commitment that there will be elections." |
| Mr Brown added the legacy of Ms Bhutto's death should not be that elections are cancelled but that "democracy is sustained and promoted in Pakistan". | Mr Brown added the legacy of Ms Bhutto's death should not be that elections are cancelled but that "democracy is sustained and promoted in Pakistan". |
| "It is clear that we must take immediate action and we will give whatever help we can," he said. | "It is clear that we must take immediate action and we will give whatever help we can," he said. |