US has said on Tuesday that its military cooperation with Pakistan will remain an “important feature” in its relationship with Islamabad for “cultivating good relations with regional powers”, apart from reasons relating to “war against terror”. United State’s national security was more dependent on “the success, security & stability of Pakistan” now than it has ever been in the past.

A senior official of Washington said, “I want to emphasise that military cooperation will remain an important feature of that partnership, for reasons related specifically to the war on terrorism & more generally, to the value of cultivating good relations with regional powers. During the 1990s, the estrangement between America & Pakistan created a strategic disconnect between our two militaries. A generation of United States & Pakistan military officers did not cooperate with one another as closely as they could have”.

The official said, “So we are exploring ways to increase military exchange & training programmes to reengage with middle & senior ranking Pakistani officers, to give them experience working jointly with the US”.