President Zardari: I see US support to Pakistan as a blessing
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari struck a conciliatory note on Friday during a brief appearance alongside US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in New York, saying "I look at US support as a blessing. I look at the world support as a blessing to Pakistan."
The president's statement comes after Washington launched a flurry of missile strikes and a ground assault on targets within Pakistan in recent months, infuriating both ordinary Pakistanis and their leaders.
In one of the most serious incidents yet between the two sides, US helicopters and Pakistani ground troops briefly traded fire Thursday on the border. The aircraft were not hit and no one was hurt.
As if to underline the point that Pakistan can beat al-Qaida and Taliban militants without American firepower, a top general said Friday an offensive in another frontier province had killed more than 1,000 suspected insurgents and predicted the region would be "stabilized" within two months.
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