‘Stop blaming Pak,correct India tilt’

The US was criticising Pakistan because “they expected more results from Afghanistan,which they have not been able to achieve”,Gilani said.

Gilani said anti-Americanism in Pakistan was partly a result of an “imbalance” between Washington’s relationship with India and Pakistan.

“There is an acute shortage of electricity in Pakistan… But they (the US) are doing the civilian nuclear deal not with Pakistan,but with India. Now how can I convince my public that they are your (Pakistan’s) friends and not the friends of India? The perception matters.”

In Washington,however,the US kept up the pressure,with both the State Department and Pentagon saying a “clear message” had been sent to Islamabad about what it must do. In a separate briefing,the Pentagon said the US had repeatedly shared details of Pakistani “complicity” with terrorists.

US Drone Kills 3

Pakistani officials said late Tuesday evening that a US missile strike had killed three people near Afghan border.