`Obama will put pressure on Pak to dismantle terror camps`

New York, Dec 22 (PTI) The incoming Obama
administration will put pressure on Pakistan to take strong
action against terrorists as also their organizations and
dismantle their training camps, a top US lawmaker has said.

Addressing a fund-raiser organised by the Indian
community in Edison, New Jersey, Congressman Frank Pallone
Jr., said the new US administration will put pressure on
Pakistan to take strong action against terror groups and
dismantle their training facilities.

He said the incoming administration would also help
India to better face any future terrorist attack. This could
include both intelligence sharing and supply of sophisticated
equipment to ensure that the attacks, like the one in Mumbai,
are not repeated.

Pallone, founder of Congressional Caucus on India and
Indian-Americans, said the new Congress and the incoming
administration are very sympathetic to India.

At present, he said, it looks that nobody is in
command in Islamabad to carry forwards peace talks with India
or even defuse the situation created by the recent terrorist
attacks.

Pakistan, he said, must control the organisation which
spread terrorism in the world.

The new administration would also ensure that the
Indo-US Civilian Nuclear deal is completed to ensure energy
independence for India, the influential Democratic lawmaker
underlined.

Pallone said during the past month, he had attended
several candlelight prayers to pay homage to Mumbai victims
and was moved with the sympathy and solidarity of Indian
Americans. PTI