US working with Pakistan to deal with extremism: Rice

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday said the United States has been in consistent contact with Pakistan on dealing with violent extremism along its border with Afghanistan as she acknowledged complexity of the challenge on the rugged border. She said the US has also worked with both South Asian neighbours to muster tribal support to address the problem. Rice was testifying before the House Appropriations Committee on the State, Foreign Relations and Related Programs in her last appearance as Secretary of State for the FY 2009 budget. “We have been consistently talking to the Pakistanis how they can do more and how we can help them to do more,” she told.