Pakistan and US have trust deficit: Hillary

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton concedes that Pakistan and the US have trust deficit but said that trust had to go both ways.

In an interview with ABC TV she said Taliban were a threat for entire world and not just for Pakistan, Afghanistan. Pakistan cannot be completely safe unless Taliban are completely uprooted, she added. Clinton praised Pakistan army’s sacrifices in the war against terrorism, adding that she didn’t believe Pakistani government was protecting terrorists.

After her visit of Pakistan, Hillary Clinton met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to restore peace talks in Middle East. She urged that all the parties should resume unconditioned peace negotiations immediately. About Afghan elections, Clinton said that polls’ legal position wouldn’t be affected if Abdullah Abdullah boycotts the election process.