Your article claims "Nearly half of the terrorist plots against Britain come from Pakistan's lawless north-west frontiers" (Terrorism fight at heart of Cameron trip to Pakistan, 6 April). In the absence of any evidence or source to support this statement, such allegations against a country which is an ally in the war against terrorism and has suffered immensely in countering terrorists is not only unfair but strengthens the hands of terrorists.
While Pakistan needs no certification, its sacrifices in the ongoing war against extremism and terrorism are far greater than the combined losses incurred by the coalition partners. Lest your readers forget, the Pakistan high commission wishes to remind them that the genesis of the problems in that region lay in the legacy of the 1979 events which were one of the episodes of the Great Game between major powers.
Syeda Sultana Rizvi
Press counsellor, Pakistan high commission