Washington, August 06: Even though more than half of the country is seen as a safe haven for terrorists and al-Qaeda’s core here, a top American official on said that Islamabad is the front-line counter-terror partner for the United States.
“Pakistan, we must all remember, is a front-line counter-terrorism partner. More al-Qaeda operatives have been killed or captured in Pakistan than anywhere else,” Daniel Benjamin, Co-coordinator, Office of Counter-terrorism in the State Department said.
He said that every strata of Pakistani society, be it politicians, citizens or soldiers, had been targeted by the terrorists.
“We respect the sacrifices that Pakistan has made in combating terrorists and in its resolve to combat those who undermine the stability of the country and seek to block its progress.
–PTI