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Alistair Bunkall, Sky News reporter The Pakistani Foreign Minister has told Sky News that British and American troops would not be welcome in Pakistan. Shah Mahmood Quereshi said allied troops were not required to help secure the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, a tribal area considered to be a breeding ground for terrorism. Speaking in London during a three-day visit to Britain, he said: "The security (of foreign troops) would become an issue. "They'd be unwelcome not just by the government but by the people. It would be unproductive. We are of the view that our troops are capable of dealing with the situation. But we have to focus on the unwanted element that want to slip in." There is a feeling among Western governments that if the war in Afghanistan is to be successful, then the tribal areas must be made secure... [read full story]
