The United States has accused Pakistan's military of using the Haqqani network to wage a "proxy war" in Afghanistan, as officials in Washington ratchet up pressure on Islamabad to take on insurgent groups fighting Nato forces.
Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency had to sever all ties with the Haqqani militants.
His comments are the latest sign of a tougher, coordinated public line – echoed by Leon Panetta, US defence secretary, and Cameron Munter, Washington's ambassador to Islamabad in recent days – amid frustration at Pakistan's slow progress in moving on Haqqani bases along the Afghan border.
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