Islamabad, July 18: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for Pakistan to take “additional steps” to counter terrorism, in an interview with the BBC just after her arrival in Pakistan.
“There are still additional steps that we are asking and expecting the Pakistanis to take,” she told the corporation.
Clinton noted that Washington and Islamabad had “increased our cooperation, deepened our relationship, when it comes to fighting terrorism.
“But there is no doubt in anyone’s mind that should an attack against the United States be traced to be Pakistani it would have a very devastating impact on our relationship,” she added.
A Pakistani-American arrested over the botched car bombing in New York’s Times Square in May allegedly received explosives training from experts linked to the Pakistani militant group the Tehrik-e-Taliban, in December 2009.
–Agencies