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Clinton arrives in Islamabad on surprise visit amid strained US-Pak ties

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at soothing tensions between both nations.

This is the first such high-level visit to Pakistan since the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on May 2.

The Secretary of State is accompanied by US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, the BBC reports.

During her visit, Clinton is to meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Ahmad Shuja Pasha.

Relations between US and Pakistan are always complex and fragile but they are particularly volatile at the moment.

Clinton and Mullen are expected to demand more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.

Some in Washington believe that Pakistani intelligence works closely with violent extremist groups.

Clinton's visit is the clearest signal as yet that the US and Pakistan are committed to remaining engaged despite a series of clashes.

Earlier this year, the Raymond Davis diplomatic row took its toll on US-Pak relations, which were already strained over stepped-up drone strikes in Pakistan's militant-infested tribal region and disagreements over the war in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Since al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed on May 2 in a top-secret US unilateral military operation in Pakistan's Abbottabad city, relations became even more frayed.

And now, US-Pak ties have hit a new low since the Dawn began publishing more than 4,000 never-before-seen US diplomatic cables last week, which it obtained from the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks concerning America's operations in the region. (ANI)


Yay, lets all be friends and hail peace :)
 
good move eh prism, like the nice women you have for your avatar pic, you make all us drool, we wish the picture was you !! haha
 
good going , pakistan need continuous american support , to keep themselves safe from taleban.

i hope american help paksitan even more with funding and some more strike and kill all those terrorist hiding.

but for some reason when its all about to get over , i think us will strike on nuclear weapons to keep the region and itself safe from future attacks.

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for serious Pakistan is in grave danger : they might be there to convince the govt from another strike or two.
 
It's just another session of Pak arm-twisting by america. There'll be some threats, sugar-coated with possible rewards for following uncle sam's dictations.
 
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at soothing tensions between both nations.
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Clinton and Mullen are expected to demand more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.

Way to 'soothe things' over...


PS. Your username is a racist term. But I am sure you already knew that.
 

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