President Asif Ali Zardari said in an interview Sunday that all government institutions are united in fighting terrorism and urged the United States to step up intelligence cooperation with Islamabad to pursue any terrorists that may be hiding on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border, APP reported. He reiterated Pakistan's firm opposition to unilateral action into its territory by Afghanistan-based US forces, saying the Pakistani forces will do the job better. “If there is actionable intelligence of that high priority, share with us, we will do the job,” he said in the interview aired as he prepared to depart for Pakistan after attending the UN General Assembly. The President said he commands control over all security and intelligence organizations.”Definitely, absolutely,” he said of all government institutions being on the same page as far as the US and the fight against terrorism are concerned. The fight against terrorism, he underscored, is Pakistan's fight. Commenting on US presidential candidate's remarks in election campaigns on the strategy to take out any top al-Qaeda operatives hiding on the Pakistani side, Zardari argued that the country's forces would do the job better.
