Pak-US strategic dialogue next week

The two-day Pakistan-US strategic dialogue being held in Islamabad next week will focus on Pakistan's relations with Afghanistan and a rapid increase in tensions with India. In an interview, Pakistan Ambassador to United States Jalil Abbas Jilani said there has been a steady progress in relations with Afghanistan since the election of a new government in Kabul. He acknowledged that recent clashes on India-Pakistan border were a cause of concern in both Washington and Islamabad.
The Ambassador said the discussions will cover economy and trade, energy, counter-terrorism, defence, nuclear non-proliferation, education and science and technology. The Pakistani side will also give a briefing on the new national consensus against terrorism, which emerged after the Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar.