Dick Cheney, the US vice-president, on Monday pressed General Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s military ruler, to intensify the hunt for al-Qaeda suspects in the country’s remote tribal regions, during an unannounced visit to Islamabad reports the Financial Times.
Mr Cheney’s visit came as The New York Times reported that US president George W. Bush had decided to send an unusually tough message to Gen Musharraf, warning him that the recently elected Democratic members of the US Congress could cut US aid unless Pakistan became more determined in hunting down al-Qaeda suspects.
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