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| Pakistan PM: 'We won't be pressured by US' on Haqqanis | Pakistan PM: 'We won't be pressured by US' on Haqqanis |
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| Pakistan will not bow to US pressure to step up its fight against militancy, its prime minister has said. | Pakistan will not bow to US pressure to step up its fight against militancy, its prime minister has said. |
| Yousuf Raza Gilani told a rare meeting of political and religious parties that relations between the two countries should be based on mutual respect. | Yousuf Raza Gilani told a rare meeting of political and religious parties that relations between the two countries should be based on mutual respect. |
| He said that Pakistan's "national interests" should be respected. | |
| Relations have hit new lows since the top US military officer said Pakistan was backing the Haqqani group in Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan rejects. | Relations have hit new lows since the top US military officer said Pakistan was backing the Haqqani group in Afghanistan, a charge Pakistan rejects. |
| Washington wants Islamabad to sever links with the Haqqani group, which correspondents say has roots deep inside Pakistani territory. | Washington wants Islamabad to sever links with the Haqqani group, which correspondents say has roots deep inside Pakistani territory. |
| US officials say they are close to deciding whether to label the group as a foreign terrorist organisation. | US officials say they are close to deciding whether to label the group as a foreign terrorist organisation. |
| "Pakistan cannot be pressured to do more," Mr Gilani told the meeting in Rawalpindi. | "Pakistan cannot be pressured to do more," Mr Gilani told the meeting in Rawalpindi. |
| "The blame game should end, and Pakistan's sensitive national interests should be respected," he said, in comments carried live on local television stations. | "The blame game should end, and Pakistan's sensitive national interests should be respected," he said, in comments carried live on local television stations. |
| He said that Pakistan was united over any threat to its sovereignty. | He said that Pakistan was united over any threat to its sovereignty. |
| Tensions between the two countries, which were already high, rose still further last week when the most senior US military officer, Adm Mike Mullen, made his accusations, calling the Haqqanis a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's spy agency. | Tensions between the two countries, which were already high, rose still further last week when the most senior US military officer, Adm Mike Mullen, made his accusations, calling the Haqqanis a "veritable arm" of Pakistan's spy agency. |
| The White House, however, made slightly more conciliatory noises on Wednesday. | The White House, however, made slightly more conciliatory noises on Wednesday. |
| Spokesman Jay Carney said he would not have used the same language as Adm Mullen, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the two countries have to "work together". | Spokesman Jay Carney said he would not have used the same language as Adm Mullen, while Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the two countries have to "work together". |