Pakistan Says US Not Hunting Bin Laden On Its Turf

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi speaks during an interview Saturday, July 12, 2008 in New York. Pakistan's top diplomat says there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

From Breitbart:

NEW YORK (AP) - Pakistan's top diplomat said Saturday there are no U.S. or other foreign military personnel on the hunt for Osama bin Laden in his nation, and none will be allowed in to search for the al-Qaida leader.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his nation's new government has ruled out such military operations, covert or otherwise, to catch militants.

"Our government's policy is that our troops, paramilitary forces and our regular forces are deployed in sufficient numbers. They are capable of taking action there. And any foreign intrusion would be counterproductive," he said Saturday. "People will not accept it. Questions of sovereignty come in."

The United States has grown increasingly frustrated as al-Qaida, the Taliban and other militants thrive in Pakistan's remote areas and in neighboring Afghanistan, and has offered U.S. troops to strike at terror networks. Critics in Washington also have expressed frustration with the new Pakistani government's pursuit of peace deals in the region.

Bin Laden is believed to be hiding somewhere along the rugged and lawless Afghan-Pakistan border region.

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More News On The Search For Bin Laden:

Pakistan says US not hunting bin Laden on its turf -- Yahoo News
U.S. military can't hunt for bin Laden on Pakistani soil, official says -- CBC News
Pakistan blocks US bin Laden hunt -- Al Jazeera
Condoleezza Rice lets Shah Mahmood Qureshi “have it” over lack of progress in war on terror -- Top News
Fight against terror is also Pakistan's: Qureshi -- The Nation

My Comment: Pakistan's words are not matching their deeds. If U.S. diplomats are having "frank"discussions with Pakistan, I can imagine how non-diplomats are talking. The conflict in Afghanistan, the border regions of Pakistan, and the various Pakistani groups will be the next U.S. President's most daunting challenge.