ISLAMABAD - Pakistani Prime Minister, Yosuf Raza Gilani ,has said that at meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her visit to Pakistan, the two leaders 'almost agreed' on all points demanded by the Americans. Pakistan is ready to support any initiative by Afghanistan for reconciliation, Gilani said in an interview to Australian SBS TV.

He said he had discussed with leaders of member states of the Commonwealth the need to win the hearts and minds of the people.

"We have to do something for them practically; we have to get to the root cause of terrorism, which is poverty and illiteracy; we have to fight these," he said.

Tensions between US and Pakistan recently increased after the American troops raid that killed Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan in May and the death of two Pakistanis at the hands of a CIA contractor.

About Pakistan-US relations, Mr Gilani said: "There have been a lot of ups and downs, but they [the US] understand our ground realities and that we need political space to be able to fight better. If there is no political space left for us, then individually no one can perform."