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| Pakistan NSA says US siding with India, warns of nuke war in South Asia |
| 2017-12-20 |
| [HINDUSTANTIMES] Pakistain’s National Security Advisor Nasser Khan Janjua has accused the US of siding with India and warned of a possible "nuclear war" due to the delicate security situation in South Asia. "The stability of the South Asian region hangs in a delicate balance, and the possibility of nuclear war cannot be ruled out," Janjua was quoted by the Pak media as saying at a seminar in Islamabad on Monday. "India has been stockpiling a range of dangerous weapons as it threatens Pakistain continuously of conventional warfare," he told the seminar on the the "National Security Policy ‐ Vision for Pakistain" that was organized by the Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS). Janjua said special efforts are needed to maintain balance in South Asia, which is a "mistake away" from a major catastrophe. India-Pakistain ties are at an all-time low following a string of terror attacks last year that were blamed on Pakistain-based groups such as the Jaish-e-Mohammed. The two sides have also had intense exchanges of fire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmire, putting a 14-year-old ceasefire under pressure. Janjua, who rarely speaks in public on security issues, contended the US had chosen to side with India against Pakistain while ignoring Islamabad’s "enormous sacrifices in the fight against terrorism". "India is being given priority over Pakistain in Afghanistan, something that will shape the political and strategic dynamics of the war-torn country," he said in remarks that were described by the Pak media as unusually candid and blunt. Janjua also accused the US of conspiring with India against the China-Pakistain Economic Corridor as part of its policy to counter Chinese influence in South Asia. "The US-India alliance has an identical stance on the Kashmire issue, and America frequently gives India preference over Pakistain," he said. Pakistain’s top civil and military leadership has been irked by growing pressure from the Trump administration to crack down terror groups based on the country’s soil ‐ an issue that was raised during recent visits to Pakistain by secretary of state Rex Tillerson and defence secretary Jim Mattis. |
| Posted by:Fred |