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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at soothing tensions between the two countries. | |
It's the first such high-level visit to Pakistan since the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on 2 May. | |
Islamabad is unhappy that it had no prior knowledge of the raid on Bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad. | |
It comes a day after the US announced it was withdrawing some of its troops from Pakistan, at Islamabad's request. | |
The Pentagon said it had received a request from the Pakistani government to reduce its presence in the country. | |
Relations between US and Pakistan are always complex and fragile but they are particularly volatile at the moment. | |
In Washington, suspicion is rife that some in Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden's hiding place. | |
During her visit, Mrs Clinton is to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Ahmad Shuja Pasha, chief of Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency ISI. | |
The secretary of state is accompanied by chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. | |
They are expected to demand more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants. | |
Some in Washington believe that Pakistani intelligence works closely with violent extremist groups. |