Prove seriousness in fighting terror: US to Pak

8220;I think there8217;s almost no issue commitment of Pakistan in taking action against terrorism that8217;s been as hotly debated as that one,and I have heard conflicting views,8221; Holbrooke told the National Public Radio NPR on Tuesday.

8220;This morning,Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and I met with the foreign minister of Pakistan,Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi,and with the head of ISI,the Pakistani intelligence services,General Ahmed Shuja Pasha,and we went right to the heart it,8221; he added.

General Pasha and Minister Qureshi said,we know that some people don8217;t think we8217;re serious,but we are serious. That8217;s them speaking,Holbrooke said,adding 8220;and our response was,well,the proof is in the pudding. We need to work together for practical results. Holbrooke said the attack on policy academy in Lahore came up prominently during the meeting with the Pak Foreign Minister and ISI Chief.

8220;The Foreign Minister said this is an attack on our very essence. It8217;s outrageous. We want to work with you to root this out. So there8217;s a lot of concern,and I think it8217;s growing,in Pakistan as the violence spreads out of the tribal areas and eastward into Swat and now even into Lahore,8221; he said.