What representations have been made by Pakistan to us following the Prime Minister’s remark yesterday?
(WH): I haven’t received any representations as Foreign Secretary. I think there are some reported comments in the press. (Question): Yes, other than the reported comments in the press have there been any formal representations to the Foreign Office? (WH): Not that I’m aware of, no. (Question): Is the British government wholly satisfied with the role the ISI is now playing? It was well documented in the past that they recruited and helped to create the Taliban. Are you 100% comfortable with precisely whom they’re dealing in terms of Afghanistan now? (WH): Well, we work with them on counterterrorism, of course, and we work with the government of Pakistan. We can’t know everything that happens in Pakistan or Afghanistan, but we very much acknowledge that Pakistan has itself suffered some very serious terrorist incidents, that hundreds of soldiers in Pakistan have lost their lives prosecuting a war against terrorism and insurgency. So we simply make the point that it’s important to deal w
