WASHINGTON - In the midst of political tensions between the Government of the United States (U.S.) and Pakistan for the killing of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. senator plans to visit Islamabad to improve relations.
Senator John Kerry hopes to solve a puzzle about Osama's death. Terrorist leader was most wanted man in the world who eventually tracked in a house in Pakistan after 10 years of searching.
"Clearly, there are some serious questions and serious issues to look for solutions together," Kerry said as quoted by AFP on Wednesday (05/11/2011). Kerry added, the issues to be discussed are all issues related to the death of Osama.
Osama bin Laden, the brains of 11 September 2001 attacks in the U.S. that killed nearly 3,000 lives, killed on 2 May by U.S. troops at a house in Abbottabad, which is only 55 kilometers from the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad.
There are allegations that bin Laden had evaded capture since Pakistan's involvement or the inability to track the presence of Osama, because of his hiding place near the military academy and housing retired Pakistani generals.
Kerry, who heads the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he would visit Pakistan early next week. Kerry added that he would engage in dialogue about post-death of Osama and how to improve U.S. relations and Pakistan.
Pakistan is a key U.S. ally in the fight against Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Pakistan received aid worth millions of dollars from the U.S. each year.
No comments:
Post a Comment