The US on Thursday said it would stand by Pakistan despite the strains in the relationship exposed by the discovery and killing of Osama bin Laden by US troops close to Islamabad. “It is not always an easy relationship, you know that,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on a visit to Rome.
“But, on the other hand, it is a productive one for both our countries and we are going to continue to cooperate between our governments, our militaries, our law-enforcement agencies, but most importantly between the American and Pakistani people.” In the aftermath of bin Laden’s death, Clinton said Washington and its allies must continue working with Pakistan to fight Al Qaeda in that country and Afghanistan.
John Boehner: Meanwhile, US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said the US should not back away from Pakistan but strengthen ties. Some lawmakers have called for withdrawing US aid from Pakistan after bin Laden was found and killed in that country. But Boehner said it was “not the time to back away from Pakistan,” but rather a time to strengthen ties.
US will stand by Pakistan: Clinton
