Washington, Islamabad: America has formally reacted to the release of Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed's release in Pakistan.
Responding to a question on Saeed's release at a White House briefing, US Assistant Secretary of State Phillip Crowley said that US continues to pressurise Pakistan over bringing the 26/11 accused to justice.
"The US continues to impress upon Pakistan the importance of bringing the perpetrators of the Mumbai attack to justice and Pakistan should ensure that all those who are responsible for the attack are, in fact, brought to justice," said Crowley.
Crowley further said that US wants to make sure Pakistan is acting aggressively against extremist elements within its borders, and the military campaign in the Swat valley is proof of that.
Earlier on Wednesday, US envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Richard Holbrooke, who is in Islamabad said that the Obama administration would raise another 200 million dollars in aid for Pakistan - over the 110 millions dollars already promised to Pakistan in May.
This money is to be used for relief efforts for Swat refugees. In the past, however, US aid has frequently been diverted to terrorist groups fighting India.
Meanwhile, speaking to NDTV on Wednesday, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Shashi Tharoor said India's concern is that aid to Pakistan should not be used against it.