Sanctions against Pak not under onsideration: US

Sanctions against Pak not under onsideration: US
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Maintaining that Washington is not looking at imposing sanctions against Pakistan, the US has asserted that it wants to see accountability and justice in the case of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. 

Washington: Maintaining that Washington is not looking at imposing sanctions against Pakistan, the US has asserted that it wants to see accountability and justice in the case of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack.

Speaking at the daily press briefing, the US State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Mark C Toner said that Washington has long encouraged and pushed for greater counterterrorism cooperation which includes the sharing of intelligence between India and Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attack.

On being asked if the US is looking at sanctioning Pakistan, Toner replied, "The question was whether we're looking at sanctioning Pakistan. No. The answer is that we're working with Pakistan, we're making our concerns clear that they need to go after all the terrorist groups that are operating or seeking safe haven on their soil."

On being asked on the former US ambassador to the UN and Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad recent statement that the US should consider taking some kind of sanctions against Pakistan for not taking enough action against these terrorist network , Toner said, "I don't think we're even at that point.

I mean, we continue to have, as I said, conversations with the highest level of the Government of Pakistan. And our basic point in all of these conversations is that Pakistan must target all militant groups, including those that target Pakistan's neighbours, and eliminate all safe havens."

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