Pakistan won’t give in to US bullying

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The country’s top military brass on Tuesday rejected ‘conditional aid’ from the US, saying the armed forces would utilise their own resources to fight the menace of terrorism.The military commanders also refused to bow to US pressure for taking back the decision to send back the American military trainers, and allow the dozens of CIA operatives forcibly sent from Pakistan to return to the country.
In a corps commanders’ meeting held at the General Headquarters with Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani in the chair, the top commanders discussed at length the US decision to hold back $800 million in military assistance to Pakistan. The corps commanders expressed concern over the US decision to cut off the assistance, noting that it would not help the anti-terrorism campaign and would cast a negative impact on the Pakistan-US cooperation in the war against terrorism.
“The top military commanders observed that Pakistan had suffered a lot in the war on terror, both in terms of human and material loss, and attaching strings to the assistance to be given to Islamabad would not be a fair treatment to the most important nation in the anti-terrorism global campaign,” a security official privy to top level security consultations said. He said the military commanders observed that the US must keep in mind the huge sacrifices of the Pakistani armed forces before going for any such decision.
Dialogue: “The meeting, however, decided that the issue will be settled through dialogue with the American authorities and all possible efforts will be made for the purpose,” he said. The United States on Monday said it would hold back $800 million – a third of nearly $2 billion in security aid to Pakistan – in a show of displeasure over Pakistan’s removal of US military trainers, limits on visas for US personnel and other bilateral irritants.
Troops: Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, in an interview with a private TV channel said Pakistan could pull back its troops fighting terrorists near the Afghan border if the US cuts its military aid. “If at all things become difficult, we will just get all our forces back,” he said. “If the Americans refuse to give us money, then I think the next step is that the government or the armed forces will be moving from the border areas,” he said. According to an ISPR spokesman, the meeting was briefed about the security situation in the country and the ongoing operations in Kurram and Mohmand agencies. Meanwhile, US Central Command chief General James Mattis called on CJCSC General Khalid Shameem Wynne and also had a meeting with General Kayani but no word about that was released to the media.

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23 COMMENTS

  1. Thank you General for taking honorable stand.May GOD bless you,defense forces and patriotic,honest,true Pakistan loving people of Pakistan. What has happened and the evil visitation of curses is due to the coursed NRO,its beneficiary for forty four months;PPP-Z,MQM,ANP,MMA and ML-Q,the real enemies of Pakistan,16.5 crore poor ,safaidposh,retired from private sector and those remained honest in their service and still are.They dont pilfer 'bijli.pani,roti, etc and are ruined by plundering 'mehangie'by few and highest ever tariffs of utilities extorted by most corrupt,incompetent government on earth which has only served their vested agenda to enslave us to IMF,UK,drones,UK,USA to prolong their evil rule and protect trillion of rupees in foreign countries of their masters.

  2. koi action bhi to ho khali khne se kia hota ha yaar kbse hm sirf sun hi rahian hain….. now its time for some ACTION man…

    • On your wish list, a Fortune Teller tells me:
      "impractical"…. "possible", "impossible" and "helpless"

  8. @Asim its not as easy as that you know. Everyday new policies come into effect from the Americans and they are interested in pushing deeper and deeper into our country

  11. I dont think that is the case here. After the 140th Corps Commanders’ meeting yesterday the Army was all courage and told the nation in very clear terms that the conditional US aid was not acceptable. But even before the ink on the statement could have dried the Army has again taken a U-Turn and sent the ISI head to the US. It is understood that Pasha has not gone there to threaten anyone but in all probability to apologize for the “misconduct” shown by the Army in the recent times.

  12. I dont think that is the case here. After the 140th Corps Commanders' meeting yesterday the Army was all courage and told the nation in very clear terms that the conditional US aid was not acceptable. But even before the ink on the statement could have dried the Army has again taken a U-Turn and sent the ISI head to the US. It is understood that Pasha has not gone there to threaten anyone but in all probability to apologize for the "misconduct" shown by the Army in the recent times.

    • You got it right…

      History is telling. 60 years went by, i don't understand why more people don't see thru the spins, lies and deception…

      If Kayani and company would have been be truthful by a fraction, Pakistan wouldn't have been in this sorry state as it is today.

  15. Worth repeating.
    Thank you General for taking honorable stand.May GOD bless ****defense forces and patriotic,honest,true Pakistan loving people of Pakistan. What has happened and the evil visitation of curses is due to the coursed NRO,its beneficiary for forty four months;PPP-Z,MQM,ANP,MMA and ML-Q,the real enemies of Pakistan,16.5 crore poor ,safaidposh,retired from private sector and those remained honest in their service and still are.They dont pilfer 'bijli.pani,roti, etc and are ruined by plundering 'mehangie'by few and highest ever tariffs of utilities extorted by most corrupt,incompetent government on earth which has only served their vested agenda to enslave us to IMF,UK,drones,UK,USA to prolong their evil rule and protect trillion of rupees in foreign countries of their masters.

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