UK's Brown calls on Pakistan in hunt for al-Qaida

LONDON (AP) — Britain's prime minster is urging Pakistan to intensify its hunt for al-Qaida leaders.

Gordon Brown tells the BBC that he'd hoped to see more progress in the search for Osama bin Laden and his second-in-command (Ayman al-Zawahiri) by now. Brown also says the world needs to refocus on the threat posed by the terror group.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has also criticized Pakistani officials for failing to press the hunt for al-Qaida.

A new Senate report finds that bin Laden was within reach of U.S. troops in December 2001, when he and his bodyguards walked out of Afghanistan's Tora Bora mountains and into Pakistan's tribal area.

Britain's Brown also tells Sky News that, as international forces are making efforts in Afghanistan, Pakistan must take action on its side of the border.

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls on Islamabad to intensify its hunt for al-Qaida. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit))

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Islamabad faces tough questions over al-Qaida leaders believed to be in Pakistan. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit))

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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Pakistan must do more to track down militants in its westerns regions. COURTESY: Sky News ((mandatory on-air credit))

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