Russian President Medvedev welcomes leaders at the SCO summit
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) welcomes Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg on June 16, 2009. The SCO groups Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan but leaders of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India and Iran will also attended the summit. (UPI Photo/Alex Volgin)
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NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- President Asif Ali Zardari says Pakistan has come a long way in the past year under democratic rule, and has succeeded in fighting extremism and terrorism.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari urged the United States to fast track reimbursement of $1.6 billion Pakistan spent fighting extremism in its tribal regions.
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