US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit Pakistan in the near future for talks with high level officials about the ongoing fight against extremists, dpa quoted the State Department as saying today. Spokesman PJ Crowley cited security concerns in not specifying a timeframe for her arrival, only saying she would "soon" arrive in the country. Clinton is scheduled to visit Morocco November 2-3. Clinton will met with Pakistan"s leaders as well as members of the opposition in parliament, civic society leaders and business executives, said Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Holbrooke said Pakistan"s progress in fighting the militants will be high on the agenda. "We"ll look at it closely during the trip." Clinton"s trip to Pakistan comes amid disagreement between Washington and Islamabad over restrictions on US military aid flowing into the country. A 680-billion-dollar defence policy bill that cleared Congress late Thursday included 2.3 billion dollars in military aid for Pakistan.
