WASHINGTON: The commandant of US-led troops in Afghanistan,
General John Allen, is due to appointment Pakistan on Wednesday, officials supposed,
amid strained relations between Islamabad and Washington.
In meetings with Pakistani army chief General Ashfaq Kayani,
Allen is predictable to discuss militants operating from havens inside
Pakistan, Islamabad’s continuing blockade of Nato supply convoys to Afghanistan
and other issues, supposed US officials, who spoke on condition of mystery.
The United States withdrew its negotiating team from
Pakistan earlier this month after talks delayed on the reopening of central
routes into Afghanistan for Nato trucks.
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta also has warned the United
States is running out of endurance over Islamabad’s failure to crack down on
Haqqani fighters staging cross-border attack out of Pakistan.
Pakistan shut its borders to Nato supply convoys in November
after 24 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a botched US air strike the length
of the border.
Washington has expressed condolences but refuse a demand
from Pakistan to issue an regret over the incident.
The US military now runs provisions by air and over longer,
more costly road and rail routes during Central Asia, the Caucasus and Russia.
Allen’s visit coincides with political disorder in Pakistan,
after judges oust the premier. Last week, MPs elected Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as
Pakistan’s new prime minister in a offer to end the crisis.
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