ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Arriving in Islamabad Wednesday, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said America and Pakistan have a common enemy in terrorism.
"Violent extremists are a threat not just to the United States but to Pakistan as well, and indeed the entire civilized world," he said at news conference with Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. "And they have -- not with your help -- but they have found refuge in some of the most remote refuges of your country. Al-Qaida has worked with extremist allies who have had you as a target and your people as a target."