Obama not to visit Pak during maiden India trip

United States President Barack Obama has no plans to travel to Pakistan when he visits India and other Asian nations in November this year.

"I haven't heard any discussion of that," White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said when asked if there was any chance that the pesident might add Pakistan to his itinerary.

Obama will embark on his maiden visit to India later this year to further consolidate the Indo-US strategic partnership.

Burton said the US was doing everything to help flood-hit Pakistan as 'his catastrophe was one that's on a human scale and widespread.'

"We've given them tens of millions of dollars in aid. US helicopters and C-130s were there delivering hundreds of thousands of pounds of food and medical supplies. We are responding to all the requests that come in from the Pakistani government. We're working with them and NGOs on the ground to ensure that we're doing all that we can to help them out," he said.

He said that the US' relationship with Pakistan was more than just about fighting armed extremists. "We are hoping to help them where we can. The US is going to continue to do its part to help those folks that have been so terribly affected," Burton said.