[DAWN] US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns during his visit to Pakistain held meetings with Advisor to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, special assistant to the prime minister Tariq Fatemi and Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif.Sources close to the meetings said that Burns conveyed the message of the United States to top Pak civil and military officials during the meetings, asking for the destruction of terrorist sanctuaries located in North
Wazoo. On behalf of the US, he requested that this operation should be completed before the installation of the new political administration in Kabul.During the meetings, the two sides discussed Pakistain-US bilateral relations and regional issues, including Afghanistan, said a Foreign Office spokesperson.
Pakistain's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry and US Ambassador to Pakistain Richard Olson also attended the meeting between US deputy secretary of state and special assistant to the prime minister, Tariq Fatemi during which the importance Pakistain attaches to stronger Pakistain-U.S. cooperation in diverse fields was underscored.