Pakistan US Relation is at Worst Point
Reuters has reported from Islamabad that Pakistan, enraged by a Nato cross-border attack that killed 24 soldiers, could end support for the US-led war on militancy if its sovereignty is violated again, the foreign minister said, warning "enough is enough."The South Asian nation has already shown its anger over the weekend strike by pulling out of an international conference in Germany next week on Afghanistan, depriving the talks of a central player in efforts to bring peace to its neighbor."Enough is enough. The government will not tolerate any incident of spilling even a single drop of any civilian or soldier's blood," The News newspaper yesterday quoted Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar as telling a Senate committee on foreign affairs. "Pakistan's role in the war on terror must not be overlooked," Khar said, suggesting Pakistan could end its support for the US war on militancy. Despite opposition at home, Islamabad backed Washington after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.The US Embassy released a video statement on YouTube by Ambassador Cameron Munter in which he expressed regret for the attack. He said the United States took the attack "very seriously" and pledged "a full, in-depth investigation.""Pakistan and the US have stood together for over 60 years," he said. "We have weathered previous crises together. I'm certain we will weather this one too, and emerge, together, as stronger partners."
But events seemed to be working against lowering tensions. Two Pakistani men were killed in Afghanistan early yesterday and Pakistani border guards said Nato may have been responsible.Nato helicopters and fighter jets attacked two military border posts in northwest Pakistan on Saturday in the worst incident of its kind since 2001.The precise sequence of events surrounding the incident remained in dispute. While Islamabad says there was no provocation to justify firing on two Pakistani outposts, Afghan and Western officials have reportedly accused Pakistani forces of firing first.The top US military officer denied allegations by a senior Pakistani army official that the Nato attack was a deliberate act of aggression.General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Reuters in an interview: "The one thing I will say publicly and categorically is that this was not a deliberate attack.”Protests have taken place in several cities every day since the Nato strike along the poorly-defined border, where militants often plan and stage attacks.Pakistan military sources said Islamabad had cancelled a visit by a 15-member delegation, led by the Director General of the Joint Staff, Lieutenant-General Mohammad Asif, to the United States that was to have taken place this week.A nation wide strike has been observed on Friday against the US attack.
We feel that US did wrong coming to Afganistan.There was no need for that.They extended their stay too long .They could not negotiate a peace.This created problem for US, Afganistan and neighboring Pakistan.We feel that US should stop all attacks on Pakistan and also leave Afganistan.
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