Nirupama Subramanian

ISLAMABAD: On his first day of meetings with the Pakistani leadership here, U.S. Special Representative Richard C. Holbrooke heard that Pakistan would be better able to combat terrorism and militancy in its north-western frontier regions with “a calm” eastern front, and the need for resolving the Kashmir issue for peace in the region.

Without explicitly pushing for an expansion of his mandate to include India, Pakistan’s civilian leaders told the special envoy that “a regional” approach was required to deal with the issues of terrorism, militancy and extremism. (Full Story)