Prime Minister Gilani had called on President Zardari at the Bilawal House after returning from a brief visit to Kabul. – File Photo

KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reportedly discussed on Thursday tense relations between Pakistan and the United States in the aftermath of Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen’s allegation that ISI continued to maintain ties with the Haqqani network.

According to private TV channels, the president and the prime minister rejected the US allegation that Pakistan was using Haqqanis in its alleged proxy war in Afghanistan and reiterated their commitment to working for peace and stability in the war-ravaged country.

But presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said Prime Minister Gilani had called on President Zardari at the Bilawal House after returning from a brief visit to Kabul. The overall political and law and order situation in the country came under discussion.

According to him, Mr Gilani briefed the president on his visit to Afghanistan where he had gone to condole the death of former Afghan president and chairman of the High Peace Council Burhanuddin Rabbani, who was killed in a suicide attack in Kabul on Tuesday.