Clinton to arrive in Pakistan tomorrow for talks

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Clinton-to-arrive-in-Pakistan-tomorrow-for-talks/articleshow/10424246.cms

ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will arrive in the Pakistani capital on Friday for talks aimed at pressing the country's leadership to crack down on the Haqqani network to facilitate the process of reconciliation in neighbouring Afghanistan.

Clinton, who is expected to be accompanied by CIA chief Gen David Petraeus and Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen Martin Dempsey, will hold meetings with Pakistan's civil and military leadership, including President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, diplomatic sources said.

The trip comes at a time when US-Pakistan relations have plunged to a new low following accusations by senior American officials that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency is using the Haqqani network to wage a proxy war in Afghanistan and to attack US and foreign forces.