Us defense Secretary Robert Gates accused that all major terrorist networks, that are creating a serious problem for the US in the war against terror , have a safe heaven on Pakistan to operate on. He told that not just for Al-qaida but for the Taliban for the Hakani network, for Gulbaddin Hekmatyar and other affiliated groups that are all working together, have a safe heaven on the Pakistani side of the boarder. “I think as long as they have a safe haven to operate there, it’s going to be a problem for us,” Gates told in an interview with MSNBC news channel.

Gates told that the Pakistan leadership now understands that the happenings in their tribal regions are very dangerous and a big risk to the stability of their country. Gate had met Pakistani Army chief Ashfaq Pervez Kayani last week in Washington

Gates told regarding Afghanistan that as long as the US and its allies have their presence there, afghan is unlikely to be a safe heaven for terrorists. , “Afghanistan, after all, 20 years ago I was on the other side of that border as deputy director of CIA fighting the Soviets, and we had the safe haven in Pakistan, and let me tell you, it made a big difference,” he said.

“Well, as long as we’re in Afghanistan and as long as the Afghan government has the support of dozens and dozens of countries who are providing military support, civilian support, in addition to us, we are providing a level of stability in Afghanistan that at least prevents it from being a safe haven from which plots against the United States and the Europeans and others can be put together so that border area, particularly on the Pakistani side, is the most worrisome,” Gates added.

Gates also added that the new US Government is currently having a review of its Afghan Policies by consulting all parties involved, including Pakistan and Afghan Governments, and its allies in Europe. “We’re talking to the Europeans, to our allies, we’re bringing in an awful lot of people to get different points of view as we go through this review of what our strategy ought to be,” Gates said.