US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said nuclear armed Pakistan, where al Qaeda and the Taliban extremists are increasing their influence, poses a mortal threat to the world
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said nuclear armed Pakistan, where al Qaeda and the Taliban extremists are increasing their influence, poses a mortal threat to the world.
In her first testimony to Congress since her confirmation as the US chief diplomat in January, Hillary asked Pakistani government officials as well as Pakistanis at home and abroad, including in the United States, to speak out forcefully against the Swat peace accord that is ceding more and more territory to the insurgents.
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"I think that we cannot underscore the seriousness of the existential threat posed to Pakistan by the continuing advances now within hours of Islamabad that are being made by a loosely confederated group of terrorists and others who are seeking the overthrow of the Pakistani state, which is, as we all know, a nuclear-armed state," asserted Hillary.
Briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee about the foreign policy initiatives of the Obama Administration, she expressed concern that this seriousness was not visible among the Pak leadership.
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