US facing challenges in relations with Pakistan:
US State Department has said that the US is facing challenges in relations with Pakistan, adding that to overcome these and set long-term partnership is in the strategic interest of both the countries, Geo News reported on Wednesday.
The United States wants to build a strong relationship with Pakistan even though Washington remains opposed to Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs Mike Hammer has said, ``We are interested in a strong bilateral relationship because we face common challenges, whether it's the security challenge and Pakistan has sacrificed considerably in terms of its own efforts to confront extremism,'' he told a news briefing at the Foreign Press Centre in New York.