WASHINGTON, Muharram 10, 1433, Dec 5, 2011, SPA - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is reaching out to Pakistan's Prime Minister after the NATO bombing last week that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers along the Afghanistan border. Hillary Clinton spoke with Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. The State Department says Clinton expressed condolences to the soldiers' families and to the Pakistani people and reiterated America's respect for the country's sovereignty. Hillary Clinton had hoped Pakistan would attend an international conference on Afghanistan scheduled for Monday in Germany. --SPA 12:01 LOCAL TIME 09:01 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/949534