**UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged more support for Pakistan’s counter terror efforts after talks with Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani.**At a joint press conference, Mr Brown told Mr Gilani: “This is your fight but it is also Britain’s fight.”
Mr Brown did not repeat his call at the weekend for Pakistan to do more to track down Osama Bin Laden.
Mr Gilani said no useable intelligence had been provided, adding: “I don’t think Osama Bin Laden is in Pakistan.”
The Pakistan PM also said he wanted “more clarity” from the Americans on US President Barack Obama’s new Afghanistan war strategy before his country could take action on it.
Mr Brown began the Downing Street press conference by praising Pakistan’s efforts to counter the Taliban and acknowledged the “huge sacrifices” made by the country in fighting extremism.
He said aid being provided by Britain would go into reconstruction, education and the relocation of people displaced by fighting in Pakistan’s turbulent border regions with Afghanistan.
He then pledged £50m to help Pakistan achieve the “long-term stabilisation” of the border region.