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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Friday said Pakistan and the United States agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants as a first step to rebuild trust between the two countries.
The announcement came after a week of pressure and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the leaders of Pakistan's civilian and military to take decisive steps against militant groups that operate in the country, after the discovery that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda leader who was killed by U.S. troops had been living in Pakistan for years.
Tehmina Janjua, said Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters: "There will be joint operations. Can be an exchange of intelligence information."
When asked whether Pakistan would allow U.S. troops to conduct operations with Pakistani counterparts said they do not want to go into details.
But went on: "Obviously the issue of sovereignty is a priority for us and everything will happen through consultation."
The discovery of the bin Laden in a fortified compound is only 50 km from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, doubts the possibility of adopting and Washington on Pakistan as an ally in the war on terrorism.
And led the joint intelligence operations between Pakistan and the United States since 2001 to the arrest of several members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan.
But these operations have been frozen since January, following the arrest of Raymond Davis contracted with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.. Any. Eh) for the murder of two Pakistanis dead. Davis was released at the end of the matter after payment of blood money to the families of the victims in Pakistan.
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry on Friday said Pakistan and the United States agreed to resume joint intelligence operations against Islamist militants as a first step to rebuild trust between the two countries.
The announcement came after a week of pressure and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the leaders of Pakistan's civilian and military to take decisive steps against militant groups that operate in the country, after the discovery that Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda leader who was killed by U.S. troops had been living in Pakistan for years.
Tehmina Janjua, said Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters: "There will be joint operations. Can be an exchange of intelligence information."
When asked whether Pakistan would allow U.S. troops to conduct operations with Pakistani counterparts said they do not want to go into details.
But went on: "Obviously the issue of sovereignty is a priority for us and everything will happen through consultation."
The discovery of the bin Laden in a fortified compound is only 50 km from the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, doubts the possibility of adopting and Washington on Pakistan as an ally in the war on terrorism.
And led the joint intelligence operations between Pakistan and the United States since 2001 to the arrest of several members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan.
But these operations have been frozen since January, following the arrest of Raymond Davis contracted with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.. Any. Eh) for the murder of two Pakistanis dead. Davis was released at the end of the matter after payment of blood money to the families of the victims in Pakistan.
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