Finally, Clinton, speaking from Delhi, warned Pakistan not to allow its territory to be used as a “launching pad” by terrorist groups, asserting that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was hiding in the country. True to form, Pakistani officials were outraged at the charge, which they promptly refuted with roughly the same vehemence with which they once denied Osama Bin Laden’s presence.
最后，克林顿在德里讲话时警告巴基斯坦不要让恐怖组织以其领土为“跳板”发动袭击，并宣称基地组织领导人扎瓦希里在该国藏匿。巴基斯坦官员一如既往地表现出强烈的愤怒，并立即以否认拉登藏匿时同样激烈的言辞予以驳斥。美国宣布将继续对巴基斯坦北瓦济里斯坦地区实施无人机攻击。