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Pakistan Says 'Dealing' With Taliban, Al-Qaeda

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says the country is "dealing" with Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants taking refuge in Pakistan's border region with Afghanistan.

Musharraf (left) with Afghan President Hamid Karzai

The official Associated Press of Pakistan news agency quoted Musharraf as saying militants in the country "are spreading terrorism not just in Pakistan but in the entire world."

On a visit to Islamabad on February 26, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney urged Musharraf to step up efforts against Islamic militants.

Copyright (c) 2006. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org

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