In fact, the generous military assistance to Pakistan by the US is not only because Pakistan has performed well to contain al-Qaeda and the Taliban in South Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, as elsewhere but also in keeping its huge war industry running since it would help create jobs in a nation torn by recession and its aftermath.
“The strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United States,” said Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Pakistan’s top defence analyst, “is an ongoing process in which Pakistan and the US are trying to redefine perameters of their relationship. This can form the basis for a long-term relationship between the two countries.”
She told TSI: “Yes, it’s true that Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI Chief, Gen.Ahmed Shuja Pasha dominated the dialogue.”
“The military elite has been successful in persuading Americans,” she said. However, she disagreed that the US military assistance to Pakistan was aimed at running its war industry or creating jobs."
“It is not what Americans want; it is what we want. We are the ones asking for weapons,” she said, adding, “I am less sure that military assistance will strengthen Pakistan.”
In an attempt to woo Pakistan, the US leaders are not only all praise for Pakistan leadership but have even stepped out to resolve the water dispute between India and Pakistan. The US Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, had earlier said Washington plans to engage both Pakistan and India to help ease the brewing tensions over the water crisis.
However, the offer brought sharp reaction from Pakistan’s top negotiator on water dispute who believes that the issue needs to be resolved bilaterally between Pakistan and India rather than through a third party.
Jamaat Ali Shah, Pakistan’s Commissioner on Indus, has said the two countries should initiate efforts to resolve their water dispute bilaterally. “Ask the politicians about what Washington is saying. I am an engineer and can only say that the Indus Basin Water Treaty should be implemented in letter-and-spirit and our watershed should not be destroyed if India opts to generate hydro-power in Indian Administered J&K."
“The strategic dialogue between Pakistan and the United States,” said Dr. Ayesha Siddiqa, Pakistan’s top defence analyst, “is an ongoing process in which Pakistan and the US are trying to redefine perameters of their relationship. This can form the basis for a long-term relationship between the two countries.”
She told TSI: “Yes, it’s true that Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI Chief, Gen.Ahmed Shuja Pasha dominated the dialogue.”
“The military elite has been successful in persuading Americans,” she said. However, she disagreed that the US military assistance to Pakistan was aimed at running its war industry or creating jobs."
“It is not what Americans want; it is what we want. We are the ones asking for weapons,” she said, adding, “I am less sure that military assistance will strengthen Pakistan.”
In an attempt to woo Pakistan, the US leaders are not only all praise for Pakistan leadership but have even stepped out to resolve the water dispute between India and Pakistan. The US Under-Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero, had earlier said Washington plans to engage both Pakistan and India to help ease the brewing tensions over the water crisis.
However, the offer brought sharp reaction from Pakistan’s top negotiator on water dispute who believes that the issue needs to be resolved bilaterally between Pakistan and India rather than through a third party.
Jamaat Ali Shah, Pakistan’s Commissioner on Indus, has said the two countries should initiate efforts to resolve their water dispute bilaterally. “Ask the politicians about what Washington is saying. I am an engineer and can only say that the Indus Basin Water Treaty should be implemented in letter-and-spirit and our watershed should not be destroyed if India opts to generate hydro-power in Indian Administered J&K."
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