27/05/2011 11:08
Clinton arrives in Pakistan
The BBC informs that the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a previously unannounced visit aimed at soothing tensions between the two countries.
Pakistan welcomed the death of bin Laden but criticized the United States for breaching its sovereignty.
The Global Post reports, Clinton's visit is the first such high-level visit to Pakistan since the killing.
During her visit, Mrs Clinton is to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Ahmad Shuja Pasha, chief of Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency ISI, the BBC reports.
Officials told CNN Clinton and Mullen will demand that Pakistan go after senior Al Qaeda targets, take action against factors producing explosive devices used against American troops and support Taliban reconciliation, Global Post informs.