I feel that the relations between Pakistan and the US could get a lot better if the latter stopped providing aid.
CHICAGO, IL, US: This apropos of Michael Kugelman’s article, “Was Kerry’s visit successful?” (August 7). I feel that the relations between Pakistan and the US could get a lot better if the latter stopped providing aid of any type to the former, whether civilian or military.
This would ensure that there would be no expectations of buying Pakistani loyalty, and therefore, no resentment. Pakistan would figure out how to balance its books without doles of any kind, a necessity to regain its self-confidence. It would also learn to appreciate that simply being an enemy’s enemy does not make a good friend.
Feroz Daruwala
Published in The Express Tribune, August 8th, 2013.
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