ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lodged a strong protest on Wednesday with the United States of America over comments contained in the US Department of Defence report sent to the Congress under the titled “Progress Towards Security and Stability in Afghanistan”.
Pakistan’s protest to the “unwarranted comments" was conveyed by the Adviser to the Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz to US Ambassador Richard Olson at the foreign ministry.
“While noting Pakistan’s cooperation with the US in areas of mutual interests, the recently released report also carries unsubstantiated allegations of the existence of terrorist “sanctuaries” or that proxy forces are operating from here against Afghanistan and India,” the Foreign Affairs statement read.
Reiterating Pakistan’s resolve to fight terrorism, the statement added: “Such allegations are of particular concern at this point when Pakistan government has launched comprehensive operations against militants in North Waziristan."
“The military operation Zarb-e-Azb has been broadly welcomed internationally, including in the US. The operation has successfully eliminated terrorist hideouts and is directed against all militants, without any distinction. We therefore hope that the issues will be seen in their correct perspective,” the statement further said.
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@saeed: Never. Coz lies cant be sustained for long time. Trust Only Prevails !!
Of course, the fact that America set up and armed militant organizations on the Pakistan/Afghanistan border about 30 years ago, during the Afghan/Russian war, is also Pakistan's fault isn't it? Also I suppose that Pakistan should do better than the US, which has had 60,000 troops in Afghanistan for 13 years, at a cost of 600 trillion rupees, and is now going home without solving the problem.. Please advise me if I have it wrong.
@Aschraful Makhlooq:
Standing on own feet means, living peacefully and let others too, trading with neighbours and countries around the globe.
Having money to spend rather than borrowing is standing on own feet.
For that, education, sanitation, religious freedom and freedom of speech is required.
Mush said pretty much the same thing in many interviews. What action are u going to take on him ?
Does Pakistani beggar and slave leadership believe and cerebrate that will US' leadership pay its any attentions on Pakistani beggar and slave leadership's protest?Pakistani leadership shall have to to end all types of aids from US and shall have to stand on its own feet without US' aid if Pakistani leadership wants to talk to US' leadership from eye ball to eye ball other wise all efforts will be useless and fruitless and just wastage of time......
The trouble makers being given sanctuary have not consulted Sartaj Aziz nor have their handlers. He should avoid making a fool of himself since he knows only what is told to him, which is very little.
Why not. Pak even denied about OBL's presence in Pakistan during his living, while he was killed and even after his death though pak was caught pants down. So not surprising about this protest. They didnt deny that though.
Surprising all previous comments are deleted. Can take the heat eh ET?
Alas, the world has finally caught on.
@Last Word: Let Mr Modi try an encash the redundant cheque issued by Obama it is destined to bounce.
World is well aware of Pakistan's record so protest as much as you like.
The best way is the PROVE him wrong.......now is that possible ?
When will Pakistan have guts to speak up and say that in fact it is US with the help of Afghanistan and India who are doing terrorism in Pakistan.
A bit too late to figure why people say things that hurt. If you dont believe me just look at abysmal state of Pakistan. I can and I do as a Citizen on a daily basis.
Is there any independent source to confirm what the ISPR reports say?
Pakistan needs to realise that it had been accused of proxy war for more than three decades by all its neighbours which the former had always denied till date. US who had experienced itself of the same in Afghanistan has now put its stamp which would over-ride all denials issued so far including this one. India and US joint statement of dis-mantelling terror network in Pakistan is a blank cheque signed by Obama and issued to India which Modi may not hesitate to encash targeting terrorists training centres if any incursion takes place at LoC.
"While noting Pakistan’s cooperation with the US in areas of mutual interests, the recently released report also carries unsubstantiated allegations of the existence of terrorist “sanctuaries” or that proxy forces are operating from here against Afghanistan and India," Truth hurts Mr. Advisor!