WASHINGTON: United Stated has termed its relationship with Pakistan as “extraordinarily complicated”, saying it hoped that the incoming Donald Trump administration would deepen its security and counter-terrorism cooperation with Islamabad to make America a safer place.
“Obviously, the US has an extraordinarily complicated relationship, particularly when it comes to national security with Pakistan,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said during a regular press briefing.
“There are some areas where the United States and Pakistan have been able to effectively cooperate to counter terrorism and to fight extremism, and that’s served the interest of both countries, and obviously, tragically, Pakistan is a country where many victims of terrorism have been claimed,” Earnest told journalists.
To a question on eliminating terrorists from Pakistan and Afghanistan, Earnest said that threat in that region of the world has not been eliminated and there continues to be a smaller number of US service members keeping us safe, engaging in counter-terrorism operations in both countries.
