By Muhammad Luqman
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has reconfirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the “war on terror” during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, saying his country had “produced results” fighting the extremists, according to media reports.
Relations between United States and Pakistan have strained in recent years, with Washington accusing Islamabad of turning a blind eye or helping Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network militants. These allegations are denied by. Pakistan.
Tillerson, on a tour of Asia and the Middle East, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon and met with Abbasi, as well as army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.
”We are committed in the war against terror,“,” Abbasi told Tillerson,
“We have produced results. And we are looking forward to moving ahead with the U.S. and building a tremendous relationship,” added Abbasi.
Tillerson told the Pakistani delegation that Pakistan was an important U.S. ally in the region.
“(Pakistan is) important regionally to our joint goals of providing peace and security to the region and providing opportunity for greater economic relationship as well,” Tillerson said.
