Focus should not only be on Pak on combatingr terror: Roemer

New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) The US Thursday maintained its
pressure on Pakistan to "do more" to deal with terrorism, but
said the focus should not only be on that country as there
were other groups including Indian Mujahideen.

"Let's not focus on one particular country -- we have
Indian Mujahideen, we have Headley in Chicago, we have Faisal
Shahjad (the suspected Times Square bomber), who may have been
trained in Pakistan...," US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer told
reporters here.
"It is very clear that the US has said to Pakistan that
we want more...We see it doing. We expect more. Secretary (of
State) (Hillary) Clinton has said...," he said but downplayed
the reports that Shahzad was trained in Pakistan. "Wherever he
is trained....," Roemer said adding, the allegations that he
is trained in Pakistan, if proven true, will not be
particularly new.
He was asked why his country is reluctant to accept that
Pakistan was providing ideal environment to the terrorists.
Roemer said "whether we call a group al-Qaeda, LeT, JeM
whatever the name, we have serpent network of extremist group
targeting all of us -- whether it is Pakistanis, whether it is
Indians, whether it is Americans and we have to work
togther...".
Terming present-day terrorism as a "worldwide threat
which can strike anywhere," Roemer said focus should not be
only on one country or one training ground.
The US Ambassador also termed as "unprecedented" the
cooperation between the US and India in the case of American-
Pakistani terrorist David Headley, saying that "I am very
proud both of the efforts and success" which has opened the
doors for Indian government to have direct access to him.
"We have made great progress....The action government of
India needs to take to work out the exact timings and dates...
This symbolises the cooperation which is unprecedented."
On the death sentence to Ajmal Kasab for the Mumbai
attacks, Roemer said the US respects the Indian judicial
system, its process and its judgement and was in favour of
resolute justice. PTI PYK