US hopes Pakistan remains partner against terrorism

Tue Feb 19, 2008 12:57pm EST
 
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ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - The White House voiced hope on Tuesday that Pakistan would continue cooperating with the United States on counterterrorism, following elections won by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's opponents.

"At the end of the day, we hope that they continue to work with us as partners in counterterrorism," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters aboard Air Force One during President George W. Bush's Africa tour.

"The threat from extremists is just as grave and very immediate for the people of Pakistan as evidenced by the violence there recently," she added.

(Writing by Matt Spetalnick, editing by Patricia Wilson)

 

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