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The US Central Command chief, Gen David Petraeus, will be holding talks with Pakistani commanders on the anti-Taliban operation which was launched in South Waziristan on Saturday.
"The decision to send Gen Petraeus, who was treated for prostate cancer last week, shows the importance Washington attaches to this operation in an area it describes as an Al Qaeda safe haven," says a Dawn report.
The US will be rendering help to Pakistan for this operation in the form of mobility, night fighting and precision bombing with Pentagon maintaining a close watch on the operation.
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has reportedly had talks with Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani ensuring continuous support from the US.
Bryan Whitman, who spoke for the Pentagon, mentioned that the recent violence in Pakistan had put the US officials on alert and they "are watching the situation closely".
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said recent military offensives had forced her to change her views about Pakistan's ability to confront the militants.
Talking about the Anti-Taliban operation, she mentioned that Pakistani military was "very much focused on also going into the heartland of where the Pakistani Taliban and Al Qaeda are located and where these plots and these attacks are planned and directed".
