WASHINGTON: Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Taliban and Al Qaeda could spread in other parts of the world if they could not defeated in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“ Pakistan and world community cannot afford defeat in war against terror,” Zardari wrote in The Washington Post.
He said West specially US supported dictators in Philippine, Iran and Pakistan for the gain temporary interests and purposes.
He asked for urgent international assistance to his country, arguing the world should rally in support of Pakistani democracy.
"We need immediate assistance, Pakistan paid a heavy price more than US and Nato in anti terror war,” said Zardari.
He noted that the administration of US President Barack Obama recognized that only an economically viable Pakistan could contain the threat of terrorism and the United States had committed 1.5 billion dollars a year for five years to help stabilize the Pakistani economy.
"Now, the rest of the world must step up and match the US effort," the Pakistani leader wrote. "Pakistan needs a robust assistance package so that we can deliver for the people and defeat the militants."
He also called for international assistance in helping Pakistan deal with the millions of people displaced by a conflict in the northwest of the country.
source: geo.tv
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