Pak. militancy directed against Kashmir: U.S.

WASHINGTON, JUNE 17. The United States is alarmed by the rise of Islamic militancy in Pakistan, a phenomenon that was responsible for bombing in New York City, and is currently ``directed against Kashmir'', the U.S. State Department has said. The Washington Times today quoted a senior State Department official saying, ``The phenomenon is viewed as part of the same militancy that manifests itself in attacks on Central Asian states, an insurgency in the Philippines and a terror-bombing in New York City.''

``The World Trade Centre bombers were trained and organised in Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan,'' the official said, adding that Afghanistan has become ``a swamp'', breeding dangerous terrorists who have attacked Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and other states.

- PTI

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