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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". | 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." | |
| "At every point terrorism must be fought and we will win here, there and everywhere against terrorism," he said. | |
| 'Tragic assassination' | |
| Mr Brown also offered condolences to President Musharraf on behalf of the British people and told him they shared the "shock and anger" at the assassination. He said: "I talked to President Musharraf about the feelings of the British people, their shock at the tragic assassination of Benazir Bhutto. | |
| "Their anger that terrorists are trying to destroy the democratic process in Pakistan, and our determination to support him in continuing to pursue the democratic road in Pakistan to the benefit of the whole of the Pakistani people." | |
| Earlier, the prime minister condemned the attack as "a cowardly terrorist act designed to destabilise democratic elections". | |
| He said: "The international community is united in its outrage and determination that those who stoop to such tactics shall not prevail. | |
| "This deadly attack is also a potent reminder of the threat we face from terror. | |
| "Pakistan is a major ally in the global effort to combat this menace." |