Pakistan, Aug. 6 -- Pakistan has proven to be an important counterterrorism ally to the United States over the years in efforts to break up networks that pose a threat to both international and regional security. Islamabad had also delivered hundreds of Taliban and Al-Qaeda suspects to US authorities early in the post-9/11 period and had shown a commitment to cooperation. The bilateral relationship has evolved to an effective intelligence-sharing and collaborative operation framework over the years, and has borne some concrete fruit. The arrest and trial of key terrorists, the establishment of new fusion centres, and recurring conversations at the top levels demonstrate that cooperation is strategically useful to both nations.

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