<br/>US has said that its efforts in Pakistan were vital for American success in Afghanistan. Speaking before Senate Appropriations Sub-committee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programmes, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton said the US has made it a strategic priority to strengthen its partnership with the Pakistani people. <br/><br/>She said the US is moving in the right direction and the progress that they have made is possible because the US has demonstrated a clear commitment to work with the people and the Government of Pakistan. Clinton added that the 370 million dollars that we're requesting for assistance and operations in this supplemental will allow us to expand civilian cooperation at a critical moment. <br/><br/>The top US diplomat argued that the military offensives have created new humanitarian needs that, if not addressed immediately, could make these areas ripe for extremism. She said our success depends on rapidly and sustainably scaling up our efforts. Clinton further said that US is beefing up its presence in both Afghanistan and Pakistan in order to have greater oversight accountability, monitoring of the funds.