US, Pakistan have healthy military-to-military ties: Pentagon spokesperson

WASHINGTON (92 News) - Pentagon Press Secretary John F Kirby has said that the United States and Pakistan have healthy military-to-military ties and hopes to continue it.

During a briefing on Tuesday, he said: "We recognize that Pakistan plays a key role in the region. We recognize that Pakistan and the Pakistani people are, themselves, victims of terrorist attacks inside their own country.

"We recognize that we have shared interests with Pakistan with respect to security and stability in that part of the world. And we do have a healthy military-to-military relationship with Pakistani armed forces. And we have every expectation that that will be able to continue to be the case."