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Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD | Sun May 15, 2011 10:58am EDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Senator John Kerry will press Pakistani leaders for answers on Osama bin Laden in talks on Monday but he will be keen to ensure Pakistani anger over the raid does not subvert vital security cooperation. U.S. special forces found and killed the al Qaeda leader in the garrison town of Abbottabad, 50 km (30 miles) north of Islamabad on May 2. His discovery living comfortably in a high-walled compound virtually under the noses of military authorities has revived suspicion that Pakistani security agencies knew where he was. Pakistan welcomed bin Laden's killing as a big step against militancy. But the secret U.S. raid to get him has been condemned as a violation of sovereignty which embarrassed and outraged the military. Military officials say it has caused a breakdown in trust which has cast a shadow over security cooperation. Pakistan might be a tricky ally but it is vital to U.S. efforts to combat Islamist militants and to efforts to stabilize Afghanistan, where U.S. forces depend on Pakistani supply lines for water, food, fuel and other essentials. In a sign of Pakistani anger, the chairman of Pakistan's joint chiefs of staff committee, General Khalid Shameem Wynne, on Friday canceled a five-day visit to the United States that had been set to begin on May 22. But officials in Pakistan's civilian government said security cooperation with the United States would go on. "There is difference of opinion but we'll continue our cooperation with the world as well as the United States," said one senior government official who declined to be identified. Kerry told reporters in Afghanistan on Sunday he would hold a series of "important discussions" in Islamabad on Monday. "CRITICAL MOMENT" Kerry has long been seen as a friend of Pakistan but told reporters in Kabul on Sunday the relationship between Washington and Islamabad had reached "a critical moment." "It is fair to say that some of my colleagues in the House and Senate have deep reservations as to whether or not Pakistan is committed to the same goals or prepared to be a full partner in pursuing those goals," Kerry told reporters. The U.S. administration has not accused Pakistan of complicity in hiding bin Laden but has said he must have had some sort of support network, which it wants to uncover. U.S. legislators have questioned whether Pakistan is serious about fighting militants and some have called for a suspension of U.S. aid. Kerry said if there is no "improvement in the current situation" it will become increasingly difficult to convince people at home of the need to give aid to Pakistan. Pakistan's parliament condemned on Saturday the U.S. raid to find and kill bin Laden, and called for a review of U.S. ties, warning that Pakistan could cut U.S. supply lines to its forces in Afghanistan if there were more such attacks. ARRESTS The United States is likely to seek Pakistani help in an investigation into an imam of a Florida mosque and his two sons, arrested in the United States on Saturday on charges of financing the Pakistani Taliban. Three others charged were living in Pakistan, U.S. officials said. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said had yet to get a request for help but was ready to assist. "As far as countering terrorism is concerned, there has been constant cooperation with the United States and there is no suspension of it," said ministry spokeswoman Tehmina Janjua. Kerry, speaking two days after two suicide bombers killed 80 people at a Pakistani paramilitary academy, said Pakistan was also a victim of "terrorism" and that the death of bin Laden provided a critical chance to move forward. "This is not a moment for anything but very sober serious discussion with an understanding that there is a lot at stake. There is no other way to put it. I think they understand that, we understand that," he said. Pakistan has rejected as absurd suggestions the killing showed incompetence or complicity in hiding the al Qaeda leader. Kerry, a Democrat close to the Obama administration and who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said earlier it was "extraordinarily hard to believe" bin Laden could have been in Pakistan for so long without any knowledge. Asked if the United States would conduct a similar raid inside Pakistan to kill Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Afghan Taliban, Kerry said Washington would consider all options. Pakistan has a long record of using Islamist militants as proxies, especially to counter the influence of nuclear-armed rival, India. (Additional reporting by Amie Ferris-Rotman in Kabul; Writing by Robert Birsel; Editing by Paul Tait) World Home Osama bin Laden Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (1) FBreughel1 wrote: Politicians are STEALING from their own hard working PEOPLE by sending money to Pakistan. It is also one of the most CORRUPT and ILLEGAL ways of spending taxpayers money because it goes indirectly into the Pakistan Military Budget. You see, the Pakistani stopped paying for their schools now that we did. Disgusting and what the hell is Kerry doing there. Get out man, just stop paying half the money to the Pakistani CORRUPT government. They will be much much more cooperative. 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