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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held an awkward, unsmiling meeting with Pakistani leaders Friday and told them that Pakistan needed to understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories would not end its problems. Clinton, the most senior US official to visit Pakistan since US Navy SEALS killed Osama bin Laden earlier this month, was trying to smooth over strains, repeating that there was no evidence that any senior Pakistani officials knew the Al Qaeda leader's whereabouts. "This was an especially important visit because we have reached a turning point," Clinton said. "We look to Pakistan, to the government of Pakistan, to take decisive steps in the days ahead." The Pakistani government welcomed the death of bin Laden but was outraged and embarrassed at the secret raid in the town of Abbottabad, which it termed a breach of its sovereignty. "America cannot and should not solve Pakistan's problems. But in solving its problems, Pakistan should understand that anti-Americanism and conspiracy theories will not make problems disappear," Clinton said. Agencies |
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