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Britain appreciates Pakistan, India for intelligence sharing

Xinhua, March 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

The visiting British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Tuesday hailed intelligence sharing between Pakistan and India to counter terrorism threat after talks with Pakistani officials in Islamabad.

Hammond, who arrived in the Pakistani capital after meeting Afghan leaders in Kabul, also pushed both Pakistan and India not to allow non-state actors to harm relationship between the two neighbor countries.

Pakistan and India have reportedly increased intelligence sharing after the January attack on an Indian air base in Pathankot that killed seven security personnel.

Pakistani and Indian media reported this week that Pakistan's security officials passed on information about a possible terror attack in the Indian state of Gujrat.

Reports suggested that Pakistan's National Security Adviser, Nasir Janjua, shared the evidence with his Indian counterpart via the phone that the Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Jaish-e-Mohammad could carry out the attack.

The British foreign secretary also urged Pakistan to speed up its probe about the Pathankot air base attack.

"I welcome Pakistan commitment to vigorously pursue Phatankot attack investigations and we hope that the country will make progress in the investigation," Hammond told a joint press conference along with Pakistan's foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz.

He also welcomed Pakistan's efforts for reconciliation in Afghanistan and said during discussion the two sides deliberated as to how the international community to support the Afghan reconciliation process.

He praised Pakistan's role in the fight against terrorism and said his country will keep on continuing support to Pakistan in the anti-terror campaign.

"Pakistan is the victim of terrorism and we want to work with Pakistan to take on the threats it faces. Britain and Pakistan will remain partner against terrorism," he said.

Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan and Britain share convergence of views on regional and international issues and committed to further enhance their multifaceted relations. Enditem