US Relations With Pakistan at Critical Moment
Kerry Says US Relations With Pakistan at Critical Moment Photo: AP US Senator John Kerry in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 15, 2011 Kerry made the remarks to reporters Sunday in Kabul, the Afghan capital, in advance of his trip to Pakistan. The senator arrived in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, late Sunday, becoming the most senior U.S. official to visit the country since U.S. special forces killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad on May 2. Abbottabad is located just 50 kilometers from Pakistan's capital and there have been suggestions that Pakistani intelligence must have known of bin Laden's years-long presence in the military garrison city. Kerry, who heads the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in earlier remarks, said the United States wants Pakistan to be what he called a "real ally" in the fight against terrorism. The Democrat from Massachusetts said there are "things that can be done better" in the U.S.-Pakista...