Pakistan not double-crossing US: Haqqani

Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani on Tuesday said Washington must understand that Pakistan was not playing a double game with America. He was speaking at the First South Asia Peace Conference at the University of North Texas at Denton. He said that United States and Pakistan have differences on some issues but we understand each other very much. Believing that the major issues cannot be resolved today, America has to show some patience and understanding, he added. Speaking on regional issues, he said that if countries in other regions can resolve their issues through mutual deliberations, South Asian nations can also follow the suit.
Discussing the most vital issue of terrorism, he said if we have even one percent of terrorists and sympathizers in a society of 180 million people, it is a substantially 1.8 million large portion of our population, which is also well-armed and it is impossible to eliminate all of them. The ambassador later told a private TV channel that Pakistan had informed America that they did not approve drone attacks at all. On the issue of reducing the American aid of $500 million dollars, he said our relations are not dependent on the American aid, which is being discussed now in Congress.