00:22 ET<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nThe US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Pakistan on a surprise visit aimed at soothing tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n
It’s the first such high-level visit to Pakistan since the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden on 2 May.<\/p>\n
Islamabad is unhappy that it had no prior knowledge of the raid on Bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad.<\/p>\n
It comes a day after the US announced it was withdrawing some of its troops from Pakistan, at Islamabad’s request.<\/p>\n
The Pentagon said it had received a request from the Pakistani government to reduce its presence in the country.<\/p>\n
Relations between US and Pakistan are always complex and fragile but they are particularly volatile at the moment.<\/p>\n
In Washington, suspicion is rife that some in Pakistan knew of Osama Bin Laden’s hiding place.<\/p>\n
During her visit, Mrs Clinton is to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Ahmad Shuja Pasha, chief of Pakistan’s powerful intelligence agency ISI.<\/p>\n
The secretary of state is accompanied by chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen.<\/p>\n
They are expected to demand more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.<\/p>\n
Some in Washington believe that Pakistani intelligence works closely with violent extremist groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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