Petraeus says Pakistan’s proved anti-terror resolve, must be given credit for efforts

WASHINGTON, May 13 (APP): Top leader of US Central Command, General David Petraeus praised Pakistan's military campaigns against Taliban in the northwestern regions, advocating the key ally must be given credit for its anti-terror efforts.The Pakistani military proved its resolve when it went after the Taliban effectively last year in its northwest territories, Petraeus said Wednesday as keynote speaker at the 2010 Joint Warfighting Conference in Virginia Beach.The Centcom chief, whose area of responsibility covers Middle Eeaster regions and Pakistan and Afghanistan, added that he was in western Pakistan last week and that Pakistani military was doing a good job of clearing the area of insurgents.

"It is important to give Pakistan credit for what it has done," he underscored.

Pakistan has been striving to defeat the common enemy, he noted during the question-answer session.

"There is a common enemy out there, and we all have to cooperate in defeating it, he stated in reference to counter terrorism efforts along the restive Afghan border region.