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Supporting dictators in Pakistan was a mistake: Hillary

ANI, Islamabad
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has just concluded her three-day visit to Pakistan, said that Washington had committed a mistake by supporting successive military regimes in the country in the past, and also assured that such a step would not be repeated in future again.
Hillary, who held an interactive meeting with several Parliamentarians at the Parliament House here, told them that the US had committed a mistake in the past by supporting successive military rulers, but added that it would not be repeated again.
"The US secretary of state in her meeting with parliamentarians acknowledged that the United States had made a mistake in the past to lend its support to successive dictators and assured that in future no relation would be established with individuals but with the state and people of Pakistan," The News quoted Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Fehmida Mirza, as saying.
During the three-hour long meeting, Pakistani Parliamentarians raised several issues including that of drone attacks in the tribal areas and the presence of private US security firm, Blackwater, inside the country's territory.
Insiders said, while replying to apprehensions regarding the presence of private security guards, Hillary stressed that those hired by the US for safe guarding its installations would certainly abide by the law of the land.
Dr Mirza said Hillary also pointed out that the Obama administration, after evaluating past policies, has now decided o interact with the people of Pakistan and parlia mentarians for which a mechanism was being devised.
Hillary's tough talks during her three-day Pakistan visit may have upset the hosts, but the top US Diplomat herself clarified that such an approach was necessary to 'clear the air' with one of the major US allies in the war on terror'.
In an interview with CNN, Clinton said it was important for the Pakistani leadership to realise the impending threat.
"I don't think the way you deal with negative feelings is to pretend they're not there," Hillary said.
"1 think it's important, if we are going to have the kind of cooperative partnership, that I think is in the best interest of both of our countries, for me to express some of the questions that are on the minds of the American people," she added.
When asked that what she actually meant by pointing out that Pakistan government was in fact aware of the presence of al-Qaeda leadership inside the country's boundary, but didn't wanted to act, Hillary said she was not suggesting that the government insiders might be helping the extremists.
"No, no, what I was responding to is what I have been really doing on this trip, which is there exists a trust deficit, certainly on the part of Pakistanis towards the United States, towards our intentions and our actions. And yet we have so much in common, we face a common threat," Hillary said.
When asked that whether she had underestimated the level of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan, Hillary said she was aware of the adverse situation.
"No, because I've been following the research and the polling that's gone on for a couple of years. I knew that we were inheriting a pretty negative situation that we were going to have to address." she said.
Hillary said her three-day visit to Pakistan was not aimed at proving the point that Washington's every action concerning that country was perfect.
"I wanted to demonstrate that, look, we are not coming here claiming that everything we've done is perfect. I've admitted to mistakes by our country going back in time, but I've also reminded people that we've been partners and allies from the beginning of Pakistan's inception as a country." she said.