Glasgow, Apr. 18 : British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said that Pakistan's internal problems are a major factor for the spread of terrorism in the country, not the presence of United States and British forces in Afghanistan.

In a meeting with the Muslim community in Glasgow, Miliband said Pakistan faced more threats from internal terrorism, as it was facing various lingual, ethnic and sectarian problems

Islamabad's democratic institutions could not be strengthened by military rules in the country, he added.

London, Apr. 16 : British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner have accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) of using civilians as human shields in the conflict zone.

In a joint statement issued in London, both Miliband and Kouchner urged Colombo to declare a new ceasefire to allow aid in and civilians out.

Islamabad, Apr. 11: British Foreign Secretary David Miliband called Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to discuss the arrest of eleven Pakistani-origin citizens in Britain and other issues such as the European Union-Pakistan Summit and the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting.

According to sources, Miliband asked Islamabad for more cooperation in order to stop alleged terrorists from travelling to Britain.

Amman  - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Thursday expressed his country's opposition to the demolition of Palestinian houses in Jerusalem, saying the city should be the capital of both Israel and the future Palestinian state.

"We view with real concern the proposed demolitions in East Jerusalem," Miliband told a press conference he jointly addressed with his Jordanian counterpart Nasser Judeh.

"Jerusalem should be the capital of the Palestinians and Israel," he said.

Amman - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to pay a one-day visit to Jorda

Baghdad - British Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrived in Basra on Monday leading a delegation of British investors and businessmen to explore investment opportunities in Iraq, the Voices of Iraq (VOI) news agency reported.

VOI cited Basra media spokesperson Aqeel al-Fereji as saying Miliband was expected to attend the Basra investment conference along with the delegation. Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki had met earlier Monday with British Business Secretary Peter Mandelson.