Saying this is a "critical moment" in relations between the U.S. and Pakistan, Sen. John Kerry was set to arrive in Islamabad Sunday night with a firm message: Cooperate more in uprooting terrorists in Pakistan or face losing vital aid.
On a visit to Kabul before traveling to Islamabad, Mr. Kerry said Sunday that Pakistan faces "profound" changes in its relationship with the U.S. unless it recognizes that the dynamics have fundamentally changed in the two weeks since U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in a night raid at a comfortable sanctuary 40 miles from the country's capital.
His location, in a garrison town that also is home to Pakistan's chief military academy, has prompted U.S. officials to suggest that bin Laden may have received some measure of support from elements of Pakistan's military or intelligence establishment though so far they have offered no proof.
"This is not a moment for anything except very sober, serious discussions with an understanding that there's a lot at stake," Mr. Kerry told reporters as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan. "There's no other way to put it."
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On a visit to Kabul before traveling to Islamabad, Mr. Kerry said Sunday that Pakistan faces "profound" changes in its relationship with the U.S. unless it recognizes that the dynamics have fundamentally changed in the two weeks since U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden in a night raid at a comfortable sanctuary 40 miles from the country's capital.
His location, in a garrison town that also is home to Pakistan's chief military academy, has prompted U.S. officials to suggest that bin Laden may have received some measure of support from elements of Pakistan's military or intelligence establishment though so far they have offered no proof.
"This is not a moment for anything except very sober, serious discussions with an understanding that there's a lot at stake," Mr. Kerry told reporters as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Afghanistan. "There's no other way to put it."
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