ISLAMABAD — Commenting on references to Pakistan by the two US presidential hopefuls in their debate in Tennessee on Tuesday the Pakistan government reiterated that if it will take action on its own on reports of Osama bin Laden’s presence within its border.“If we have any knowledge of Osama’s location within our borders it goes without saying that, we will take action ourselves,” Information Minister Sherry Rehman told reporters here.
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While Barack Obama said the United States should only take action inside Pakistan ‘if’ the government there was ‘unable or unwilling’ to do so, Republican Senator John McCain was more conciliatory, recommending that the US used soft language with Pakistan but carry a big stick.
Obama was at pains to establish that contrary to McCain’s charge, he had never threatened to invade Pakistan. He said: “I want to be very clear about what I said. Nobody called for the invasion of Pakistan. Senator McCain continues to repeat this.”
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