September 15, 2011 8:20 PM

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US lawmakers demand Pak's action against LeT to be assessed

Two key US lawmakers are seeking inclusion of Pakistan's action against LeT leaders, particularly those linked to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, in the Obama administration's secret scorecard with regard to Islamabad's cooperation in the war against terrorism.Congressman Ed Royce and Brad Sharman said at a Congressional hearing on India that they soon would send a letter to the Obama administration making the request.Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade said, in the past decade, US relations with India have grown considerably and Counter-terrorism cooperation is a way to reinvigorate this relationship, and better protect America. He said, the hearing comes soon after our 9/11 memorials, and as India has once again suffered a terrorist attack.He said, Indian authorities have responded to the attacks more capably. He said, defending an open country of India's size is no easy task.

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