Sir: Right after the reshuffling in the US national security team by President Barrack Obama, the US special envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan, Marc Grossman has begun his first visit to Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Saudi Arabia. He has started his visit at a time when the US media is propagating against Pakistan, as according to the Wall Street Journal, “Pakistan has urged Afghanistan to distance itself from Washington and look to Islamabad and Beijing to forge a peace deal with the Taliban and rebuild its economy.” Pakistan and Afghanistan had already officially denied such propaganda but the US press is still busy proving otherwise. Good relations between the US and Pakistan are in the best interests of both the countries. Trilateral talks among Pakistan, US and Afghanistan are also scheduled in the next month. This propaganda can cause further harm to the already shattered relations of Pakistan and the US after the Raymond Davis issue, ISI-CIA meeting and WikiLeaks’ disclosures. So, it is the need of the hour that if the US really wants to make Pakistan its ally then it should combat this propaganda. HAFIZ MUHAMMAD IRFAN Islamabad