Pak a crucible of terror: Brown

Pakistan’s foreign minister asked US officials on Monday (April 27) not to panic over Taliban advances along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, a region British Prime Minister Gordon Brown called a "crucible of terrorism."Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has sent militants in its tribal areas a "clear signal" that they must lay down arms, as he sought to quell Western fears raised by a recent peace deal between militants and the government."We mean business, and if we have to use force, we will use force. We will not hesitate," Qureshi told on the sidelines of meetings with his Afghan and Iranian counterparts.