Iraq war 'draining resources from fight against al-Qaida'

The fighting in Iraq is drawing resources from the battle against al-Qaida and the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf says.

In an interview for Australia’s SBS television, Musharraf said his government was receiving “very minimal” assistance to hunt down leaders of al-Qaida and the Taliban believed to be hiding in the remote, mountainous territories along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.