Saturday, March 27, 2010
US-Pakistan agree on cooperation...!
The first two day US-Pakistan strategic dialogue ended yesterday in washington.
Now the truth is that I have no clue as to what the agenda was for this dialogue nor does I know what is the outcome.So all I can do at this point is speculate which is against my religion.Instead on making circles in the sand I try to draw conclusions of my own from what has been said and done in the past two days.Knowing very well that the dialogue was not conclusive as declared before the commencement that I should be prepared for another round of dialogue in Islamabad soon.
The Key Players:The secretary of state and the joint chief (****) from the US side and Foreign minister and Army chief from Pakistan side.One thing I am very sure about is that it was not about the US aid because these people usually don't handle the matters relating the Aid to pakistan which has already been settled and approved by the congress($1.5B annual).
The Secretary Clinton has accepted the fact last year that Pakistan has been taken for a ride by the united states of America a couple of times and she believes that it was wrong.The truth is that people in Pakistan are never very comfortable with the US hanging around.Unfortunately and because of the strategic importance of Pakistan the US needs it time and again like a desperate housewife needs a plumber.So even when The US trying to be so nice and all...people here knows for a fact that after 9/11 Musharraf enjoyed a choice when Bush said "you are either with us or against us" now about a dacade later there is no "EITHER" for their very dear Gen kiyani.And believe me I am not kidding because the first thing this strategic dialouge has agreed upon on a priority is the construction of Roads in the northern areas such as Malakand,peshawar,hayatabad and Swat areas.adding a truck lane to the Peshawar ring road,four km bypass of hayatabad giving free access to the torkham pass to the trucks in transit from Karachi port to the afghanistan.
The question that comes to mind here is that how long this route will be required by the US(NATO) troops in afghanistan.and what happens after the troops withdrawal.....
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