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Related Tags: Nation Gordon Brown Mumbai terror attack Pakistan Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, attends at a joint press conference with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari. Photo AP Brown backs India line on LeT link with Mumbai attack Sun-Dec 14, 2008 New Delhi / PTI/IANS Endorsing India's line that Lashkar-e-Toiba is behind the Mumbai carnage, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday talked tough with Pakistan telling it bluntly that "time has come for action and not words" and that it will have a "great deal to answer for". After talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an unscheduled visit to New Delhi following rising tensions between the two neighbouring countries, Brown asserted that the deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Brown later flew to Islamabad where he told reporters after talks with President Asif Ali Zardari that three-fourths of major terror plots investigated in the UK had links to al-Qaida in Pakistan. Asking Pakistan to act against terrorists to deny them "safe haven" in its territory , Brown offered it a comprehensive $ 9 million package under a new counter-terrorism pact between Islamabad and London. "The time has come for action and not words," Brown said addressing a joint press conference with Zardari. The British premier said he had also asked both his Indian counterpart and Zardari to allow British police to question suspects arrested in both countries in connection with the Mumbai attacks. He indicated that he was awaiting a response from both the leaders. Hinting at building pressure on Pakistan, the British Prime Minister told a select group of journalists in New Delhi that the world community should come together to ensure that there were "no safe havens for terrorists" and "no safe place for those who finance terrorist activities". "We also know that the group responsible is LeT and they (Pakistan) have a great deal to answer for, he said after talks with his Indian counterpart. Heinous crime India suspects the involvement of LeT and its public front Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) for plotting the Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 170 people, including 26 foreigners. Three Britons were among those killed in the three-day siege in Mumbai last month. “The important thing to recognise is that President Zardari has made it clear that he wishes to do all he can to counter terrorism and work together with India,” the British prime minister said, adding that he will be able to tell more after talks with Zardari and his top aides later in the day. Brown, who arrived here on a surprise visit lasting a few hours, held talks with Manmohan Singh and his advisers over breakfast Sunday morning. Brown, the first foreign head of state to visit India in connection with the Mumbai attacks, assured India of the support of the international community in dealing with the outrageous terror that is suspected of having trans-national links. "I have told the prime minister that India has support of the whole world. We will work together in tackling terrorism. We will work together to build international support in tackling terrorism," Brown stressed. "We will work together on issues of security. You will get support of many members of the international community. I wanted to come to India and give my condolences first hand at this terrible outrage in Mumbai that has shocked the world," he said. The two leaders discussed a range of issues that mostly focused on Pakistan's response to the Mumbai terror attacks and the escalating tensions in the region as more evidence emerged linking Pakistan-based terrorist outfits to the Mumbai strikes. The two leaders also discussed a sharp spike in violence led by a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, reliable sources told IANS. “The whole world will have to come together to ensure that there are no safe havens for terrorists and no hiding places for those who finance terror attacks,” he said while praising the "resilience and resolve of the Indian people" in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks. “We got to attack the finances of terrorists. We got to expose perverse and unacceptable messages that are sent by terrorist groups that are perversions of religions and faiths,” he said. “We see the consequences of terrorism in that country. That's why we are so determined to fight it,” he replied when asked whether the India-Pakistan tensions will impact the West-led offensive against Taliban in Afghanistan. Brown's unscheduled visit to New Delhi and Islamabad is seen as a reflection of Britain's concerns, shared by the US and other Western countries, to ensure that India-Pakistan tensions do not affect the anti-Taliban offensive in Afghanistan. “Wherever there is terrorism, it has to be fought. Wherever there is terrorism it affects stability and cohesion of that country,” he stressed. Also Read: UK seeks nod to quiz terror suspects We were told to take hostages: Ajmal Excerpts from Ajmal's confession Rate This Article: Average: 5 (1 vote) Print

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Brown backs India line on LeT link with Mumbai attack

Sun-Dec 14, 2008

New Delhi / PTI/IANS

Endorsing India's line that Lashkar-e-Toiba is behind the Mumbai carnage, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Sunday talked tough with Pakistan telling it bluntly that "time has come for action and not words" and that it will have a "great deal to answer for".

After talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during an unscheduled visit to New Delhi following rising tensions between the two neighbouring countries, Brown asserted that the deadly attacks in Mumbai were carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).

Brown later flew to Islamabad where he told reporters after talks with President Asif Ali Zardari that three-fourths of major terror plots investigated in the UK had links to al-Qaida in Pakistan.

Asking Pakistan to act against terrorists to deny them "safe haven" in its territory , Brown offered it a comprehensive $ 9 million package under a new counter-terrorism pact between Islamabad and London.

"The time has come for action and not words," Brown said addressing a joint press conference with Zardari.

The British premier said he had also asked both his Indian counterpart and Zardari to allow British police to question suspects arrested in both countries in connection with the Mumbai attacks.

He indicated that he was awaiting a response from both the leaders.

Hinting at building pressure on Pakistan, the British Prime Minister told a select group of journalists in New Delhi that the world community should come together to ensure that there were "no safe havens for terrorists" and "no safe place for those who finance terrorist activities".

"We also know that the group responsible is LeT and they (Pakistan) have a great deal to answer for, he said after talks with his Indian counterpart.

Heinous crime

India suspects the involvement of LeT and its public front Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) for plotting the Mumbai terror attacks that killed more than 170 people, including 26 foreigners. Three Britons were among those killed in the three-day siege in Mumbai last month.

“The important thing to recognise is that President Zardari has made it clear that he wishes to do all he can to counter terrorism and work together with India,” the British prime minister said, adding that he will be able to tell more after talks with Zardari and his top aides later in the day.

Brown, who arrived here on a surprise visit lasting a few hours, held talks with Manmohan Singh and his advisers over breakfast Sunday morning.

Brown, the first foreign head of state to visit India in connection with the Mumbai attacks, assured India of the support of the international community in dealing with the outrageous terror that is suspected of having trans-national links.

"I have told the prime minister that India has support of the whole world. We will work together in tackling terrorism. We will work together to build international support in tackling terrorism," Brown stressed.

"We will work together on issues of security. You will get support of many members of the international community. I wanted to come to India and give my condolences first hand at this terrible outrage in Mumbai that has shocked the world," he said.

The two leaders discussed a range of issues that mostly focused on Pakistan's response to the Mumbai terror attacks and the escalating tensions in the region as more evidence emerged linking Pakistan-based terrorist outfits to the Mumbai strikes. The two leaders also discussed a sharp spike in violence led by a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan, reliable sources told IANS.

“The whole world will have to come together to ensure that there are no safe havens for terrorists and no hiding places for those who finance terror attacks,” he said while praising the "resilience and resolve of the Indian people" in the aftermath of the Mumbai attacks.

“We got to attack the finances of terrorists. We got to expose perverse and unacceptable messages that are sent by terrorist groups that are perversions of religions and faiths,” he said.

“We see the consequences of terrorism in that country. That's why we are so determined to fight it,” he replied when asked whether the India-Pakistan tensions will impact the West-led offensive against Taliban in Afghanistan.

Brown's unscheduled visit to New Delhi and Islamabad is seen as a reflection of Britain's concerns, shared by the US and other Western countries, to ensure that India-Pakistan tensions do not affect the anti-Taliban offensive in Afghanistan.

“Wherever there is terrorism, it has to be fought. Wherever there is terrorism it affects stability and cohesion of that country,” he stressed.

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