Where Pakistan-America Relations are Heading?
By Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman • Jan 5th, 2012 • Category: Politics, Worth A Second Look • 12 CommentsPolicy makers in Pakistan are burning the midnight oil these days pondering over the recent developments or degradations for that matter regarding the Pakistan-USA relationship, and where they are heading. That’s not an easy ask, because there are so many gray areas and these relations are intertwined in a complex fashion, coupled with inevitable dependencies, undeniable interests, and all that in the backdrop of a volatile future.
The game has entered into a new phase. Interestingly enough, now both US and Pakistan are trying to please the Taliban to pressurize the other side.
United States have managed to bring Taliban to the table in Afghanistan and Taliban are parting with their longstanding public denials that they were involved in, or even willing to consider helping America in the endgame. US has also accelerated its funding and support to the Pakistani Taliban to speed up the attacks within Pakistan and the recent Peshawar blasts are direct result of that. So much so is the haste in this matter is that Taliban are given a place in Qattar for their office.
In a statement, Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban, said that along with a preliminary deal to set up the office in Qatar, the group was asking that Taliban detainees held at the American prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, be released. “We are at the moment, besides our powerful presence inside the country, ready to establish a political office outside the country to come to an understanding with other nations,” the statement said. American officials have said in recent months that the opening of a Taliban mission would be the single biggest step forward for peace efforts that have been plagued by false starts, according to the NYT.
Pakistan is not sitting idle. We have bigger and more effective aces to play and we can checkmate them anytime we want. “For God’s sake, forget all your differences and give us fighters to boost the battle against America in Afghanistan,” senior Al-Qaeda commander Abu Yehya Al Libi has reportedly told Pakistani Taliban fighters at a meeting of the Taliban Shura held on Monday. According to reports, the meeting was called on the orders of Mulla Omar and marked the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban forming a joint five-member Shura-e-Murakbah with Pakistani militant organisations, pledging to stop fighting against the security forces of their own countries and focusing their attention against US-led forces in Afghanistan, as Pakistani media reports.
Nobody in the US and in Pakistan any confrontation. Bad blood is there, because NATO spilled our blood and refused to apologize, let alone assuring us that it wouldn’t happen again. But we both must move on with new rules of the game based on mutual respect and solid trust. The United States should continue civilian and military dialogue with Pakistan despite recent serious setbacks, because the US-Pakistani relationship is very important for the world.
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Brig. Sb. As you POINTED OUT in the last TWO Paragraph — this was already mentioned in my article/comment(s) — 8/9 Weeks Ago approximately — that — Target KILLING shall be STARTED of the AGENTS of RED WHITE & BLUE countries in beloved Afghanistan/Pakistan — simultaneously — the HIT LIST has already been PREPARED as per their deputed PERSONNEL in form NGOs or Embassy/Consulate Generals — as per ISSUED STATEMENTS of Islamic Militants — that’s all – No Compromise less than the SAME — all SUCH Articles of Daily News-papers are full of these Suggestions – If no one – Pays Attention – this is NOT the Fault of those who DOES believe as per BLIND FAITH —— Lack of Knowledge — NO EXCUSE.
Just PRAY Hard that American/Brits - Posture of ARROGANCE shall remain STAND STILL with Stiff Cluff – of course - with ROBIN NEIL in near future also as we MUSLIMS are WITNESS of the PAST— such as — on the burning ISSUES of Kerry Lugar Bill, Dr. Afia Siddiqi, Ray-Mond – Davis,– American Agents Entry into Pakistan with hidden Permission of Asif Zardari Direct from DUBAI — Thereafter – Those CIA Agents who were CAUGHT RED HANDED & upon PHONE CALLS of Rehman Malik (Verbal Releasing Order) — Salala Check Post Attack – thereafter — NO Verbal/Written Apology plus Commitment of NO Firm Guarantee Occurrence again — Twisting Statement of Gen. James Jones regarding —“MEMOGATE”— Illah – Mashallah –
Choti* - Bun – Ker – Kaisay – Choti* - Banya – Jata-
Pakistan – Aab – Duniya – Ko – Yeh – Sabaq-Hay-Parhata-
ISI V/s CIA -Ka- Khail– Khud-Ba-Khud- Interesting– Ho – Jata-
@ Brig. (r) Junaid Zaman •
Americans cozying up with Taliban suggests both of them downgraded their dependence with Pakistan/ISI. Means Pashtuns coming out of the clutches of Punjabis. ISI surely use “bigger and more effective” aces (Punjabi Al-Qaeda and Chinese backing) to play but with that end game Pakistan might endup in 1971-replay. Chinese backing will have Gilgit-Baltistan price tag !!!
To come out of this predicament, Pakistan need Statesman (but not egoistic Generals).
Will you stop playing those games? Is it possible for you to talk about education and health in those areas instead of these sly and stealth operations and games?
Sir,
“Nobody in the US and in Pakistan any confrontation. Bad blood is there, because NATO spilled our blood and refused to apologize, let alone assuring us that it wouldn’t happen again. But we both must move on with new rules of the game based on mutual respect and solid trust”"A senior officer who worked closely with General Hamid Gul is advising this. I could not believe it.But necessity makes strange bed fellows.Now I know why the Americans do not want the present civilian leadership which is showing much more “khaleeja” than you military fellows in standing upto the Americans.
If the elected civilian leadership or Zardari advocates this, they will be called “Indian agents’ or traitors.
what are your views on NATO supply line with Russians using this to enhance their bargaining power?
What are your views about Amerian Military and civil aid?
Do you advocate self reliance of Pakistan by sacrificing some perks?
What about American interest in starting a mini war with India? They are encouraging this in India.
I wish fellow bloggers in TPS, amicus and Tru blue pakistani put their views on this.
@3 Prof. Seema Khalid
First, Pak army should withdraw but they can’t as of now. Unless there is no peace, education and health care programs can’t takeoff.
captain, answers please:
what are your views on NATO supply line with Russians using this to enhance their bargaining power?
If that would supply line would be even 30% feasible, America would never have worried about Pakistan, and it’s gesture towards Pakistan would be totally different.
What are your views about Amerian Military and civil aid?
Military aid in terms of equipment is necessary, as it saves lots of bucks for us there, but it’s not something we cannot live without. Civilian aid is just an eyewash.
Do you advocate self reliance of Pakistan by sacrificing some perks?
Nothing is better than that, and we certainly are moving in that direction very fast.
What about American interest in starting a mini war with India? They are encouraging this in India.
That’s an old idea and pops up every now and then. But I guess both Pakistan and India have become mature enough to not to fall in that trap again, especially after Kargil. You would be surprised (perhaps) to learn that India and Pakistan are doing stealth talks to minimize presence at ultra-expensive Siachin sector.
No body wants development in FATA.
Thanks sir for your kind comments
Moin stop your vendetta against Punjabis. There will never be rift between any Pakistanis based on ethnic differences. We are all united and will remain united.
@9 Talat Mansoor
Just mentioned the appearance of ethnic fault line. It’s OK if you disagree.
Where are Pakistan-Uncle Shlom relations heading? Into the dust-bin of history where they belong, along with all other trash.
It is onwards and upwards for Pakistan, which finally needs to carve out its own destiny and pursue its own national interest instead of playing ‘Man Friday’ to Uncle Shlomo’s ‘Robinson Crusoe.’
Pakistan should SEVER all ties with the US, close the remaining three bases and tell Shlomo to take its huge spy complex AKA its ‘embassy’ in Islamabad with them.
Never has there been a more useless ‘relationship’ fostered by Pakistan than the one with the United Snakes. Sixty-odd years of wasted time, energy, money and effort.
No more relations please. We need a quick divorce or annulment from this cheap, meaninglessm abusive, Las Vegas style hook-up…I don’t know what Pakistani policy-makers were thinking when they entered it…were probabaly inebriated