<br/>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened high-level talks with Pakistan on Monday by announcing several new aid projects aimed at improving the country's water, energy and health sectors.<br/> <br/>The projects are part of a USD 7.5 billion dollar aid from Washington. <br/> <br/>Clinton said, the goal is to reduce the high level of anti-American sentiment in the country, providing Pakistan with more room to cooperate with Washington's effort to turn around the war in neighboring Afghanistan.<br/> <br/>She said the US will complete two hydroelectric dam projects to supply electricity to more than 300,000 people in areas near the Afghan border, will renovate or build three medical facilities in central and southern Pakistan and will embark on a new initiative to improve access to clean drinking water in the country.<br/> <br/>The announcement of the new projects came a day after the US successfully prodded Pakistan and Afghanistan to seal a landmark trade deal that was reached after years of negotiation. The pact, which eases restrictions on cross-border transportation, must be ratified by the Afghan parliament and Pakistani Cabinet.<br/> <br/>After reaching Islamabad on Sunday, US Secretary of State had asked Pakistan to do more to counter terrorism. In an interview to BBC, she said, there are still additional steps that the US is asking and expecting Pakistan to take. <br/> <br/>She warned that any terror attack against the United States originating from Pakistan will have a very devastating impact on the ties between the two countries. <br/> <br/>Clinton said all the groups were linked and she asked Pakistan not to distinguish between them.<br/>

<br/>US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opened high-level talks with Pakistan on Monday by announcing several new aid projects aimed at improving the country's water, energy and health sectors.<br/> <br/>The projects are part of a USD 7.5 billion dollar aid from Washington. <br/> <br/>Clinton said, the goal is to reduce the high level of anti-American sentiment in the country, providing Pakistan with more room to cooperate with Washington's effort to turn around the war in neighboring Afghanistan.<br/> <br/>She said the US will complete two hydroelectric dam projects to supply electricity to more than 300,000 people in areas near the Afghan border, will renovate or build three medical facilities in central and southern Pakistan and will embark on a new initiative to improve access to clean drinking water in the country.<br/> <br/>The announcement of the new projects came a day after the US successfully prodded Pakistan and Afghanistan to seal a landmark trade deal that was reached after years of negotiation. The pact, which eases restrictions on cross-border transportation, must be ratified by the Afghan parliament and Pakistani Cabinet.<br/> <br/>After reaching Islamabad on Sunday, US Secretary of State had asked Pakistan to do more to counter terrorism. In an interview to BBC, she said, there are still additional steps that the US is asking and expecting Pakistan to take. <br/> <br/>She warned that any terror attack against the United States originating from Pakistan will have a very devastating impact on the ties between the two countries. <br/> <br/>Clinton said all the groups were linked and she asked Pakistan not to distinguish between them.<br/>