US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen supported the statement of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the presence of Osama bin Laden and other top Al-Qaida leadership in Pakistan.Mullen said Lashkar-e-Tayyaba has become very dangerous organization and a significant threat not only in the region but it has also the potential for global threat. He rejected the allegation that American forces are operating in Pakistan. He said the LeT was expanding in Afghanistan and other countries beyond the region.Mullen praised Pakistan for moving against militants but urged that there is still need to take action against Haqqani network, that has been disturbing peace inside Afghanistan.He called the Haqqani group as the most lethal network faced by the US-led international force in Afghanistan and said he had repeatedly urged Pakistan to tackle the threat.Mullen who is on his 19th visit to Pakistan said, Haqqani network is strongly engaged and involved in insurgencies in Afghanistan and there is need to take much stronger position against it.
