United States Secretary of State John Kerry, will raise the issue of continued terrorist safe havens in border areas of Pakistan, during his meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, a senior US official said.   

Kerry is on his maiden trip to Pakistan and is scheduled to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and Army Chief Kayani today during his day long hectic deliberations in Islamabad in which India-Pak ties, Afghan peace talks, besides economic issues is expected to figure prominently, the official added. "We will continue to talk about the issues of cross-border militancy and as we have stated in the past the reality thatsafe havens for extremist groups clearly threaten our interests, our allies in the region, and most of all really Sharif's own ability to execute on his reform agenda andprovide greater economic stability," said the senior administration official.