Clinton said there was no evidence that Pakistani government leaders knew where Osama bin Laden was hiding, following talks in Islamabad a month after he was killed. She said that Pakistani officials had said that "somebody, somewhere" was providing support for Osama bin Laden in Pakistan before he was killed by US forces this month.
She said her visit was "especially important" because Pakistan and the United States "have reached a turning point".
She added that the US needs Pakistan's help in negotiating an end to the fighting in Afghanistan and that "for reconciliation to succeed Pakistan must be part of this process."
According to media reports, Clinton, the most senior US official to visit Pakistan since US Navy SEALS killed the al Qaeda leader this month, appeared to be trying to smooth over strains, repeating that there was no evidence that any senior Pakistani officials knew bin Laden's whereabouts.
But she also said she had asked President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani as well as Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani to do more to fight militants."This was an especially important visit because we have reached a turning point," Clinton told reporters, after meeting the Pakistani officials with US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen. "We look to Pakistan, to the government of Pakistan to take decisive steps in the days ahead.
