US Secretary of State John Kerry announced $250 million worth of aid for emergency relief efforts in Pakistan, as he called for wider support in fighting militant groups in the region.
Speaking in Islamabad, Kerry said,
"All of us have a responsibility to ensure that these groups do not gain a foothold but rather are pushed back into the recesses of memory," he added. "The task is a difficult one and it is not done."
"Obviously, the proof is going to be in the pudding," Kerry said. "It will be seen over the next days, weeks, months, how extensive and how successful this effort is going to be."
Whilst in Islamabad Kerry went on to call for stronger relations between Indian and Pakistan, saying “it is profoundly in the interests of Pakistan and India to move this relationship forward.”
“The United States will do whatever we can in that effort,” he added.
Speaking in Islamabad, Kerry said,
“We’ve been very clear with the highest levels of the Government of Pakistan that Pakistan has to target all militant groups, the Haqqani Network and others, that target U.S. coalition and Afghan forces and target people in Pakistan and elsewhere. And Pakistan has made it very clear that they intend to do so.”Whilst praising the Pakistani military campaign against Islamic militants in North Waziristan, Kerry called for a wider efforts to get underway.
"All of us have a responsibility to ensure that these groups do not gain a foothold but rather are pushed back into the recesses of memory," he added. "The task is a difficult one and it is not done."
"Obviously, the proof is going to be in the pudding," Kerry said. "It will be seen over the next days, weeks, months, how extensive and how successful this effort is going to be."
Whilst in Islamabad Kerry went on to call for stronger relations between Indian and Pakistan, saying “it is profoundly in the interests of Pakistan and India to move this relationship forward.”
“The United States will do whatever we can in that effort,” he added.