Pak envoy resignation is 'internal issue': US

WASHINGTON: The White House said Tuesday that the resignation of Pakistan's ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani, was an 'internal issue' for Pakistan but praised him as 'a very close partner.'

"We, as we have said, see this very much as an internal issue relative to Pakistan," Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications Ben Rhodes told reporters.

"He's been a very close partner, of course, with the United States and we've appreciated the work we've done with him. But at the same time we're certain that we'll be able to work with whomever the next Pakistani ambassador is." (AFP)