The trust between US and Pakistan is very low, a top American Senator has said, ahead of the crucial visit of the head of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to Washington.
Chairwoman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Senator Diane Feinstein said that she would like to see improvement in relationship between the two countries.
“I think it’s very important. I would like to see an improved relationship. I’d like to do anything I possibly could to help improve relationship,” Feinstein said in response to a question at the World Affairs Council-Washington.
“I think we have made very clear to Pakistan what our concerns are, And the Pakistanis agreeing to reopen the GLOCs, which are the routes through which equipment comes into Afghanistan, I think that’s a very good sign,” she further said.
She noted that the US now had another problem with attacks coming from Pakistan directly into Afghanistan and emphasized the need for Pakistan to step up.
She emphasized that there was not questions that OBL killing created the friction between US-Pakistan relationship.
“But it’s very difficult for most of us to believe that Osama bin Laden can live in a relatively large compound in a military-related community for over five years and that community does not know that he’s there,” she said.
One does not to be a soothsayer to say that the trust is law. The honourable lady is laying most of tne blame on Pakistan whose soverignity is being tramped upon every day with impunity. How much is Govt is implicit in this is anybodys guess! If the trust is to be restored it takes two to tango. At the moment Pakistan is dancing to the tune and not otherwise. Our Govt seems to be frontman for USA and Army and seems to rubber stamp everything. It seems to have achieved its task of obtaining a apology for the death of soldiers –what about the death of innoent ciitzens – -they are defined ascollateral damage or the silence of the lambs. We need friends not masters.
Wow, really analytical of Feinstein to figure this one out.
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