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    Mr Johnson announced the offer today after meeting Rehman Malik, his Pakistani counterpart, on the final leg of a three-day visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan with Bob Ainsworth, the Defence Secretary. "The Pakistan government is setting up a national counter-terrorism agency and the UK is ready to second people to that, ready to provide help and assistance ... The important point is to have a relationship where we can share intelligence between our two countries and that we will do very effectively." Britain and other Western allies have long urged Pakistan to create a national agency to co-ordinate between its army, intelligence services and police, all of which handle militancy at the moment, sometimes at cross purposes. Full Article at Pakistan News.net
    The Pakistan government is setting up a national counter-terrorism agency and the UK is ready to second people to that, ready to provide help and assistance ... The important point is to have a relationship where we can share intelligence between our two countries and that we will do very effectively.
    Alan Johnson – Alan Johnson SOURCE: Pakistan News.net 1 month ago

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