But Negroponte's visit was being seen by many in Pakistan as an attempt to shore up President Pervez Musharraf. 但是,巴基斯坦的许多人认为,内格罗蓬特的这次访问是试图支持穆沙拉夫总统。
Negroponte rejected a report in the Washington Post newspaper that U.S. forces have recently escalated air strikes against al-Qaida targets in Pakistan's tribal areas. 内格罗蓬特驳斥了华盛顿邮报的报导,报导说,最近美国军队加大了针对巴基斯坦部落地区基地组织目标的空袭。