Peoples remarks incredibly frustrating: Clinton

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heard advice from Pakistani elders Friday, wrapping up a diplomatic visit overshadowed by an outburst against the government over Al-Qaeda and a devastating attack. Kicking off a last day of public diplomacy, the US diplomat held open-air talks with representatives from the country's northwest, which borders Afghanistan and where areas are thick with Taliban militias. Clinton has focused on trying to strengthen the civilian government and counter rising public anti-Americanism, but has been frustrated by fears that a 7.5 billion dollar non-military aid bill violates Pakistan's sovereignty. "So many people in Pakistan think we are not helping at all and that's incredibly frustrating for us," she said in Islamabad, considered far more secure than the northwest.

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