John MaverickMcCain
... the Senator-for-Life from Arizona, former presidential candidate and even more former
foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution...
on Friday said that he is deeply impressed by Pakistain Army Chief General Raheel Sharif
..Pak chief of army staff, meaning he pulls the strings on the Nawaz Sharif puppet to make it dance and sing and not do much at all....
's leadership skills and hopes that the general continues to lead Pakistain.
In an interview with ARY News, the US senator who recently visited Pakistain said that the General Raheel is a fine leader and a man with "a good mind and good grasp over military as well as civilian matters".
"I saw him how he interacts with other officers in the army. In one meeting, he also brought the ISI chief to discuss issues with us. Our dialogue with him was regarding Pakistain's relations with Afghanistan and how we can improve ties between US and Pakistain," said McCain.
McCain, termed the situation in
Wazoo agency satisfying and lauded the armed forces for clearing Miranshah... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
off terrorists.
"I and my fellow senators spent several hours there in Miranshah and met the military leadership. We were surprised to know that 6,000 Pak soldiers bit the dust and 16,000 were maimed, which is a very very heart breaking number," said McCain.