NATO Secretary-General Meets With Pakistan President Over Regional Security(2/2)

"Pakistan, NATO and Afghanistan, we are all in the same boat, we are fighting terrorism, we fighting extremism, and I do not need to explain to a Pakistani audience what the consequences of terrorism and extremism mean.”

Afghan and U.S. officials say Taleban militants have established a series of strategic bases inside Pakistan.

They say the insurgents are using those bases to stage attacks on international forces in Afghanistan, and as a haven from ongoing counter-insurgency operations there.

Pakistan denies the existence of Taleban safe havens, but concedes militants are operating on both sides of border.

Foreign Secretary Khurshid Kasuri told reporters Tuesday that Pakistani forces are doing everything they can to help secure the region.

"Pakistan has deployed twice as many troops and suffered twice as many casualties as the ISAF forces in Afghanistan."

He said Pakistan currently has about 90,000 troops deployed along the Afghan border, an increase of more than 10,000 over this time last month.

He said these levels reflect Pakistan's commitment to regional security. Now, he said, Islamabad expects a matching response from Afghanistan.