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Cranking up pressure on Pakistan, the US demanded that the perpetrators of the unprecedented Mumbai terror attacks be 'eliminated' and said Islamabad has still a 'lot to do' in combating terrorism.
Richard Boucher, the US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, elaborating on the US aim, said the country's "immediate focus is to get rid of the terrorists and stop them from doing anything more."
"Let's find the people responsible, let's eliminate the groups who were responsible and let's make sure we do everything we can to prevent India from suffering this kind of attack again. That's an immediate focus that requires everybody's cooperation," Boucher said in an interview to All India Radio (AIR).
The strong message from Boucher came in the wake of Pakistani authorities trying to blur the focus away from cracking down on Pakistan-based groups like Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) suspected to have masterminded the Mumbai attacks on November 26 that left 179 persons dead.
"Pakistan has taken some promising steps, but there is a lot to be done to tackle the menace," Boucher said.
Pakistan and India should cooperate and draw a plan to look over such incidents in the future to make certain that such terror assaults against India are curbed, he added.
Boucher further urged Pakistan to understand the significance of the term cooperation in such circumstances.
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