Karachi is at the "front lineof the battle" against terror, she said, but terror and its underlying causes and symptoms extend beyond Pakistan's borders.
For the next few days, the frontlineof this battle appears to have been drawn in British pubs, around its dining tables and on the streets of its cities.
The army, in particular, is overstretched, and the navy is being forced to reduce the battle-readiness of some ships to concentrate men and equipment in those on front-line duty.