U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton standing side by side with India's foreign minister S.M Krishna, is pressing neighboring Pakistan to do more to stamp out homegrown terrorism.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON SAYING:
"We look to the government of Pakistan to do more. It needs to make sure that its territory is not used as launching pads for terrorist attacks anywhere, including inside of Pakistan."
Both Washington and New Delhi have sharply criticized Pakistan for not detaining Hafiz Saeed -- the man suspected of masterminding the three-day rampage by gunmen on Mumbai, in 2008.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON SAYING:
"The 166 people killed in Mumbai during that horrific terrorist attack in 2008 included six Americans, so as part of our 'rewards for justice' program we have offered a 10 million dollar reward that could lead to the arrest or conviction of Hafiz Saeed for his role in those attacks. Our 'rewards for justice' offer demonstrates our seriousness in obtaining additional information that can withstand judicial scrutiny and that leads to arrest or conviction and brings the perpetrators and planners of the Mumbai attacks to justice."
After a reward was announced, Saeed last month taunted the United States by holding a news conference at a hotel just 40 minutes' drive away from the U.S. embassy in Islamabad, calling the bounty "laughable".
Islamabad and Washington have fallen out over the past year due to a raft of issues, notably American drone strikes on Pakistan from Afghanistan and a unilateral U.S. raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters.