In reply to a question, the secretary said the US was neither engaged in any military operation in Pakistan nor did it have any role in the delivery of relief goods.
She said that while it was difficult to speculate why former president Pervez Musharraf did what he did while he was in power, 'he ended his time in office when extremists had found sanctuary in Pakistan and were the strongest'.
Hillary Clinton said she believed the present government in Pakistan had recognised the serious threat posed by the Taliban.
'I am very encouraged by the comments of the PM (Mr Gilani) and the former PM (Nawaz Sharif)' made on this issue, she observed.
'They have a recognition that it is no longer about a part of a country that seems quite different from Lahore or Islamabad.'
Mrs Clinton said the beating of a woman in Swat had an electric effect on Pakistanis inside and out of the country as all were shocked to see this public flogging.Source: dawn.com
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