"We are committed in the war against terror," Abbasi told Tillerson, as the two men sat facing each other.Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Defence Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Inter-Services Intelligence chief Naveed Mukhtar, secretary to PM Mussadiq Malik, foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua and other officials were present in the meeting. Pakistan denies doing so.Earlier on the arrival of the US Secretary of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs Khawaja Muhammad Asif welcomed him. Trump has also called for greater Indian role in Afghanistan.Pak-US relations have frayed in recent years, with Washington accusing Islamabad of turning a blind eye or helping Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network militants who stage attacks in Afghanistan. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, before their meeting at the Prime Minister&Stainless Steel Rivet Nuts039;s residence on Tuesday in Islamabad.Tillerson said last week that the Trump administration wanted to "dramatically deepen" cooperation with New # Delhi, partly to offset Chinese influence in Asia.An official statement said the meeting discussed matters of bilateral interest; cooperation in different sectors and regional situation.During a short part of the meeting available to media, Tillerson told the Pakistani delegation that the nuclear-armed nation was an important US ally in the region.As well as support for the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, another sticking point in the relationship has been growing closeness by the United States to India, Pakistan’s arch-foe and neighbour."(Pakistan is) important regionally to our joint goals of providing peace and security to the region and providing opportunity for greater economic relationship as well," Tillerson said. Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday told US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson that Pakistan was committed to the "war on terror."We have produced results.During a short part of the meet available to media, Tillerson told the Pak delegation, the nuclear-armed nation was an important US ally. And we are looking forward to moving ahead with the US and building a tremendous relationship," added Abbasi, who sat next to General Bajwa. Tillerson, on a tour of Asia and the Middle East, arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday afternoon and met with Abbasi, as well as Pakistan’s powerful army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa.But this deepening in ties has alarmed Pakistan, which has rejected a greater political role for India and for Afghanistan as a "red line" for Islamabad.President Donald Trump has vowed to get tough with Pakistan unless it changed its behaviour, with US officials threatening further reductions in aid and mooting targeted sanctions against Pakistani officials."In a meeting with US Secretary of State in Islamabad, Abbasi said Pakistan had "produced results" fighting the militants in the region