PARIS - Working with Pakistan is a strategic necessity for the United States, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday, even as she pressed Islamabad to act more decisively on counter-terrorism.
Praising Pakistan as "a good partner" in global efforts to fight terrorism, Clinton sought to blunt US anger at the discovery that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived there for years before US commandos killed him in a raid on May 2.
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Clinton acknowledged that the two countries have disagreed on how hard to fight al-Qaida, Afghan Taliban fighters and other militants, but made clear she saw no choice but to work with Pakistan, saying it would overcome "these near-term challenges".
