Wazoo to Bloody Karachi...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
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In a policy statement, read out at a convention convened by the Pakistain Embassy, US Deputy Special Representative Jonathan Carpenter also reiterated Washington's offer of "tangible material" support to democracy in the country.
Pakistain's Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani opened the convention, informing the participants that US-Pakistain relations were "much stable" now and the two countries were looking for new avenues to further this relationship.
But Mr Carpenter, whose office looks after US ties with Pakistain and Afghanistan, gave a candid review of this relationship and how he saw it unfolding in the near future.
"The government of Pakistain, across all its agencies civil, military, intelligence, is engaged in a full-throttle battle against extremism within its borders," he said, while pointing to the sacrifices that the Pak armed forces had made in North Waziristan.
"The continuing fight there, the efforts in Karachi and elsewhere to weed out militarism, is fundamental to Pakistain's survival. We will continue to support that with our assistance where we can, and we will continue to encourage Pakistain to act against all murderous Moslem elements within its borders,' he said.