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Obama first term was not good for Pakistan: Imran

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PTI chief hopes Barack Obama will now work for world peace.

PTI chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday expressed hope that the former would look for a genuine peace settlement during his second term in office.Obamas last term wasnt good for Pakistan. For us, there was more violence, more drone attacks, there was surge in Afghanistan.But what we think is in his second term he might be able to withstand the pressure from the Generals because General (David) Petraeuss idea was the surge and that caused so much violence in Afghanistan, it caused so many problems to Pakistan and obviously these increase in drone attacks which then led to more terrorist attacks on Pakistans security forces, said Khan.So, what we hope now is that Obama in his second term will actually look for a genuine peace settlement and thats really what all of us want, he added.In town to attend the World Economic Forum being held in Gurgaon, Khan made a measured promise to bring the perpetrators of the 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai to justice, saying, India must understand the legal process takes time, but I will bring the Mumbai perpetrators to justice.We have to follow the rule of law, he said in an interview with Mail TodayThat said, Pakistan has long delayed action with the argument that it lacks sufficient evidence to convict the alleged planners of the attacks--which India and the US have both alleged includes members of Pakistans Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency, as well as Lashkar-e-Toibas Hafiz Saeed. And Khan reportedly waffled when confronted with a pointed question about how hed handle a potential prosecution of Saeed if he were elected.India puts too much emphasis on it, Khan told the Mail Today. I will declare jihad to save Pakistan, will disarm all militatn groups in Pakistan.Yet he added, Even terror leaders can be transformed. I am sure they can be put into nation building. Human beings can change. -- a possible reference to Saeeds contention that he is no longer associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba, and only operates a charitable Islamic trust.