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| Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he will not allow Pakistan's territory to be violated by terrorists or foreign powers fighting them. | Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has said he will not allow Pakistan's territory to be violated by terrorists or foreign powers fighting them. |
| Newly elected Mr Zardari vowed, however, to "root out terrorism and extremism wherever and whenever they may rear their ugly heads". | Newly elected Mr Zardari vowed, however, to "root out terrorism and extremism wherever and whenever they may rear their ugly heads". |
| This was his first speech to MPs since he replaced Pervez Musharraf in August. | This was his first speech to MPs since he replaced Pervez Musharraf in August. |
| Pakistan has been a key ally of the US in its "war on terror", but relations have become strained over tactics. | Pakistan has been a key ally of the US in its "war on terror", but relations have become strained over tactics. |
| "I ask of the government that it should be firm in its resolve to not allow the use of its soil for carrying out terrorist activities against any foreign country," he said in his first speech to parliament since being elected. | "I ask of the government that it should be firm in its resolve to not allow the use of its soil for carrying out terrorist activities against any foreign country," he said in his first speech to parliament since being elected. |
| "We will not tolerate the violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity by any power in the name of combating terrorism." | "We will not tolerate the violation of our sovereignty and territorial integrity by any power in the name of combating terrorism." |
| In recent months, Pakistan has voiced growing disquiet over US raids targeting militants in its territory, launched from neighbouring Afghanistan. | |
| On Wednesday, at least five people were killed when a US drone fired missiles at a suspected militant target in north-west Pakistan. |