ISLAMABAD: The United States sees the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) becoming more “lethal” by the day and thinks its gradual growth now clearly shows that it has global inspirations to spread terror. “I have watched since 2008 the LeT move to the West, getting more active in the region and engaging more with other terrorist groups. It heightens our concern as it is not only confined to the region but has global inspirations,” Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen said while speaking to the media at the residence of US Ambassador Anne Patterson. He also sought strict steps by Pakistan against the LeT. In Pakistan on his 19th visit, which is a record of sorts, this visit is being billed as part of the regular bilateral consultations between the US and Pakistan, where he met with Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Tariq Majid and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. “This time I managed to take a tour to the north and got to see as significant part of the country. The message I got was the degree of difficulty in this terrain in the north. We (Kayani) had discussions about Pakistan,” said Mullen, returning from a terrain where the admiral saw first hand, how wars can be won with the correct military strategy.
ISLAMABAD: The United States sees the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) becoming more “lethal” by the day and thinks its gradual growth now clearly shows that it has global inspirations to spread terror.
