Pakistan and UK express concern over terrorist threat from Afghanistan
The Foreign Office said the two sides reviewed counter-terrorism cooperation and reaffirmed a shared commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms at their annual dialogue in Islamabad.
Pakistan and the United Kingdom expressed concern on Wednesday over the threat from terrorist groups operating in and from Afghanistan, at an annual bilateral counter-terrorism dialogue held in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said.
A Foreign Office statement said the two sides reviewed ongoing bilateral and multilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and reaffirmed their shared commitment to combating terrorism in all its forms.
According to the statement, the delegations discussed in detail the evolving regional and global security environment and exchanged views on the threats posed by terrorist groups operating in and from Afghanistan.
Dawn reported that the statement did not name the officials who led either delegation.
Dawn and The Express Tribune both carried the Foreign Office account of the talks. Dawn put the threat from groups operating in and from Afghanistan at the centre of its headline. The Express Tribune reported that the two countries had voiced concern over the terrorism threat from Afghanistan.
Neither report gave details of any agreement reached beyond the review of cooperation, and neither carried comment from officials beyond the Foreign Office statement.
The Foreign Office said the dialogue is an annual one between the two countries and that this year's round was held in Islamabad.
How the reports differ
Dawn's headline put the threat from groups operating in and from Afghanistan at the centre and its report set out the Foreign Office account of the agenda, including the review of bilateral and multilateral cooperation. The Express Tribune's headline referred more broadly to the terrorism threat from Afghanistan and, as carried, gave no further detail from the statement. Both outlets attributed the account to the Foreign Office.
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