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 RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's president vowed Friday to arrest leaders of banned extremist groups and force foreign students to leave Islamic schools, saying he is in a stronger position to target religious militants than during a 2002 crackdown.
"I'm in a totally different environment," said Gen. Pervez Musharraf, whose government has reported arresting nearly 600 suspected militants over the past 10 days and plans stricter oversight of religious schools where extremists are thought to be active.
Musharraf, who strongly condemned the recent terror bombings in Britain and Egypt, has been criticized by some Western officials for not being tough enough on militants after the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States.
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