No Pressure: Pak-US Mutual Dependence

No Pressure: Pak-US Mutual Dependence:

In the recent months, there has been pressure from the US that Pakistan should launch a military operation in North Waziristan. Particularly, after Faisal Shahzad attempted to bomb Times Square in New York on May 1 this year, this pressure increased. US President Barrack Obama dispatched White House National Security Adviser Jim Jones and CIA Director Leon Panetta who were recently in Pakistan. In this regard, our media anchors and reporters misperceive that these American high officials have urged Islamabad to immediately start military offensive in North Wazirstan in order to eliminate the Haqqani network which has provided the militants of South Wazistan with safe-havens.

The fact of the matter is that being a sovereign country, Pakistan has refused to bow down before the US duress. In this respect, Pakistan’s foreign office responded by saying, “Be it the tribal areas or any other part, Pakistan will proceed in accordance with its own priorities and plans.” In the recent past, ISPR spokesman Major-General Athar Abbas had stated that Pakistan’s military is engaged in eliminating militancy in other tribal areas in accordance with its programme and military operation in North Waziristan has not yet been decided.

However, quite opposite to the ill-conceived thoughts of some political experts, it looks clear that the US has agreed with Pakistan’s stand in the matter.                              Ful Story