May 28, 2011 6:29 PM

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Test for Pak: US wants 5 terrorists

The Unites States has drawn up a list of five most wanted terrorists to target them after killing Osama bin Laden and told Pakistan to provide intelligence on immediately. The list includes Illyas Kashmiri linked to the Mumbai attack and Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al Zawahiri and Mullah Omar. The list also includes operating chief of Haqqani network commander Sirajuddin Haqqani and the Libyan operations chief of Al Qaeda – Atiya Abdel Rahman, who had emerged as a key intermediary between bin Laden and Qaeda's affiliate networks across the world. According to US officials, Washinton expects Pakistan to cooperate for possible joint operations to target them.The US views the list as a test of whether Pakistan is serious about fighting terrorists who have long enjoyed safe havens within its borders. ABC News quoted the US official as saying that the list was discussed during three meetings between Pakistani and US officials in the past two weeks, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's talks with Pakistani leaders in Islamabad yesterday. Dawn newspaper quoting an American source says, the US softening its position on unilateral action against terrorists found in Pakistan is conditional. The newspaper says the message given to Pakistani leaders is loud and clear that either they cooperate with US on targeting the terrorists or US will take care of them by itself.

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