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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
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
