Washington, Apr 28 : US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Michael Mullen is frustrated particularly by the Pakistani political leadership's inability to confront the extremist threat, and remains "very alarmed by the growing Taliban threat in the country," his spokesman has said.

Mullen has made two visits to Pakistan in less than three weeks and is "deeply alarmed by what he has found," his spokesman, Captain John Kirby told CNN.

Washington, Jan. 28 : The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has said that using military force against Iran remains an option, though it would be a "last resort."

He told The Jerusalem Post Tuesday that while he placed emphasis on engagement with Iran, particularly when it came to Afghanistan, he was also in favour of stricter UN resolutions to block Iran''s weapons smuggling abilities.

Washington, Dec 23 : The Chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, has asked Pakistani leaders to prosecute cases against members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group behing the Mumbai terror attacks that killed 179 people.

Admiral Mullen `s visit to Islamabad took place as suspected US missile strikes killed eight people in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border and an Indian official warned that India might take military action if Pakistan failed to bring those responsible for the Mumbai killings to justice.

On the final stop of a trip to greet US troops for the Christmas holiday, Admiral asked Pakistan to shut down terrorist training camps in the country, The Washington Times reported.

Lahore, Dec. 23 : The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Michael Mullen, has urged Pakistan to forge more productive ties with India to deal with the common threat of terrorism.

Mullen urged Pakistan to work hand in hand with India to thwart terrorism, which is a common enemy of both the countries.

He also thanked Pakistan for action against Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and other terrorists organisation believed to be involved in last month's Mumbai terrorist attacks.

Mullen said: "The Pakistani government has taken steps to break up the group believed responsible for the attacks that held the Indian financial centre hostage for three days," the Daily Times quoted an US embassy statement, as saying.

Washington, Oct. 10 : The chairman of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Michael Mullen, has said that U. S.-led forces are "not going to be able to kill our way to victory in Pakistan and Afghanistan", and added that a new strategy is needed to suppress a resurgent Taliban movement before it''s too late.

Violence has increased markedly since 2006 and "the trends are going in the wrong direction unless we take significant steps," Admiral. Mullen told reporters at a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.

Islamabad - Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Pakistani commanders on Wednesday discussed the security situation along the Afghan frontier, where US pursuit of al-Qaeda and Taliban militants has strained relations between the two allies, officials said.

Mullen met Pakistan's military chief, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, in the garrison town of Rawalipindi weeks after both officers reviewed the counter-terrorism strategy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean.

The talks focused on cooperation between the US and Pakistani forces against international terrorism and recent incursions by American troops into Pakistan.