WASHINGTON: Interior Minister, Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan wants toextend an alliance with US based on mutual respect.

This he said while addressing to a press conference early Friday morning.Ahsan added that saying Pakistan hopes for a respectful relationship withUnited States and adding that Pakistan didn’t need dollars or aids we wantrelationship based on mutual interest and respect.

He added that it is not acceptable to Pakistan that US only thinking abouttheir own security and ignoring the Islamabad’s concerns.

Despite the several sacrifices in the fight against terrorism and still weare blamed and trying to ignored, we only want recognition of Pakistanefforts in war on terror, minister added.

Interior minister added that Pakistan and Afghanistan are closely linked toeach other and will continue to be and adding that Islamabad andWashington, therefore, can together play a pivotal role in Afghanistan andthe related peace process.

He stressed on the need to strengthen the Pak-US relationship for thesustainable peace in Afghanistan and it will also ensure the security ofthe region.