Clinton makes surprise Pakistan visit.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at resolving tensions raised by the killing of Osama bin Laden near Islamabad.
The top US diplomat is to meet with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and the chief of Pakistan's powerful intelligence agency Ahmad Shuja Pasha, the State Department said.Ms Clinton, who is accompanied by chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, is expected to demand more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against militants.
During the meetings in Islamabad she will also likely push for an investigation into bin Laden's time as a fugitive in Pakistan, and help push for a political solution to the long war in Afghanistan.
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