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October 20, 2008

US Diplomat Meets Pakistani Leader in Peshawar
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US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher meets with various
officials to press for the government to do more to combat terrorism 
US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher, left, shakes hands with
Pakistan's Interior Ministry chief Rehman Malik prior to their meeting
in Islamabad, Pakistan, 18 Oct 2008The top U.S. diplomat for South Asian
affairs has met Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in
Islamabad. Officials have not commented on the meeting between U.S.
Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher and Mr. Gilani Monday, but
the men were expected to discuss Pakistan's fight against terrorism.
Boucher met Sunday with the chief minister of North West Frontier
Province Amir Haider Khan Hoti. During the meeting in Peshawar, the
minister said he wanted to "resolve all political problems through
peaceful dialogue."Pakistan has criticized the U.S. for carrying out
missile strikes on suspected Taliban and al-Qaida militants along the
Pakistani border with Afghanistan. The United States has been pushing
Pakistan to take stronger action against the militants. Washington says
the fighters are using Pakistan as a base to attack U.S. and Afghan
troops in Afghanistan. Some information for this report was provided by
AP.


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