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Sunday, November 8, 2009, Zhul-Q'ada 19, 1430

S Arabia supports Pak in terror war

Tanvir Siddiqi

Islamabad—Saudi Arabia fully supports Pakistan’s role in the war on terror and will extend all possible support for countering and defeating forces of terrorism.

The Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz said this in a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik.

This was disclosed by Rehman Malik here on Saturday while talking to media persons along with Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, who earlier held a detailed meeting with the Minister and handed him the letter addressed to him by Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz,.“Our commitment and full readiness to provide all possible help to our brethren in Pakistan for countering the forces of terrorism and defeating the saboteurs who are causing havoc on earth”, the letter says.

Rehman Malik said, “ We are greatly thankful to the Ambassador and Prince Naif bin Abdul Aziz for assuring full help to Pakistan at a time when Pakistan was engaged in operation to rout the menace of terrorism. He said Saudi Arabia has always stood with Pakistan at every difficult moment.

He also condemned the terrorist group from Yemen which was interfering in Saudi Arabia. “We stand shoulder to shoulder with our brotherly country Saudi Arabia for any support and help in this connection” he added.

The Minister said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are both facing same kind of terrorist threats and are determined to deal with it effectively in close cooperation with each other. He said international community should take notice of the countries and groups supporting the enemies of humanity. The terrorism has no religion and boundaries. The designs of the terrorists is to destablise certain countries.

He said international community should take into account of what is happening in Pakistan and on the border of Saudi Arabia.

He said that Pak-Afghan border situation is same like Yemen-Saudi border. He said that the terrorist group based in Yemen.. He said the Yemeni group has strong relations with Al-Qaeda and few Yemenis were arrested from Swat during search operation. He said terrorists are enemies of humanity Replying to a question, he said so far 43 foreign terrorists have been arrested in Waziristan operation including Yemenis
 

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