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War on terror: 'US asks Pakistan to do more yet fails to compensate'
[DAWN] Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Tariq Fatemi said the United States is not willing to release the amount due from the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) which has already been spent by Pakistain and yet claims Pakistain has 'not done enough' in the ongoing war on terror."The US is not willing to release the funds from CSF which we have already spent on the war on terror, yet they (US officials) always complain about our lack of efforts," said Fatemi. Fatemi was speaking with DawnNews anchor Amber Shamsi on Monday. "Pakistain's role in the war on terror has been unprecedented, and the country has achieved immense success. The work done by Pakistain has not been done by any European country or the US," added the special assistant to the prime minister. He said the credit for the success goes to the elected leadership and the stakeholders, the armed forces. 'Pakistain is not isolated' Answering a question regarding India's attempt to isolate the country on the international front, Fatemi rubbished claims that Pakistain has suffered due to India's ongoing efforts. "I do not agree that Pakistain has been isolated diplomatically." He was of the opinion that India's refusal to attend the Saarc conference was more damaging to the region as a whole rather than Pakistain. "India does not forgive any country. Nepal's Saarc summit was sabotaged by India. Maldives and Sri Lanka's Saarc summit was also sabotaged by India," added Fatemi. He further added that India uses the Saarc summit as a means to pressurise other countries. "All major international countries are of the opinion that the only way forward towards progress is through regional cooperation." He said Saarc is the only organization in the region present for regional cooperation, and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... was to present proposals for cooperation which would have benefited every country in the region. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-29 |
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