Pentagon lauds Pakistan’s counterterrorism resolve – The News
WASHINGTON: Lauding Pakistan resolve to counter terrorism, US said Saturday Pakistan government’s determination to combat terrorism is encouraging and the Defense Department is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan, following a series of terrorist attacks there that have killed or injured scores of innocent people, a senior Pentagon spokesman said.
Responding to a reporter’s query, Bryan Whitman said he could not provide an analysis of the attacks in Pakistan at this time. However, he said, senior US officials are alert to the recent violence in Pakistan and ‘are watching the situation closely.’
Such terrorist violence is troublesome and tragic because innocent civilians are dying, he said, according to Pentagon Press service.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s government remains resolved to fight and defeat the terrorists, Whitman said, adding that Pentagon officials are ‘encouraged by their efforts.’
The latest attack occurred Friday when a suicide car bomber attacked a police station in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, according to news reports. The explosion reportedly killed 13 people, including three police, a woman and a child, and injured 10 other people.
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