Cabinet gives nod to security pact with US

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

Cabinet gives nod to security pact with US | The Express Tribune

Signing of CIS-MOA may pave way for Islamabad to get military hardware from Washington

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Cabinet gives nod to security pact with US​

Signing of CIS-MOA may pave way for Islamabad to get military hardware from Washington

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Kamran YousafAugust 03, 2023

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ISLAMABAD:
The federal cabinet has quietly approved the signing of a security pact with the United States in a significant move that may pave the way for Islamabad procuring military hardware from Washington.
The cabinet through a circulation summary gave its seal of approval to the signing of the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement, known as the CIS-MOA, between Pakistan and the US, official sources confirmed to The Express Tribune on Wednesday.
CIS-MOA is a foundational agreement that the US signs with its allies and countries with which it wants to maintain close military and defence ties. It also provides legal cover to the US department of defence for ensuring sale of military equipment and hardware to other countries.
However, there was no official announcement from either side about the signing of the CIS-MOA. Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb was approached but she did not respond till the filing of this report.
One cabinet member, who requested not to be identified, confirmed the circulation of the summary on the CIS-MOA but would not say if a majority of the cabinet members gave approval to it.
The signing of the CIS-MOA means that the two countries are keen to maintain the institutional mechanism. The CIS-MOA first was signed between Joint Staff Headquarters of Pakistan and the US Department of Defence in October 2005 for 15 years.


The agreement expired in 2020 but the two sides have now renewed that arrangement that covers joint exercises, operations, training, basing and equipment.
One source in Washington told The Express Tribune that the signing of the CIS-MOA indicated that the US might sell some military hardware to Pakistan in coming years.
However, a retired senior army officer played down the development.
Requesting anonymity, the officer, who previously dealt with the US, said despite this agreement it was not easy for Pakistan to buy military hardware from the US.
Referring to the growing strategic ties between the US and India, the officer said Washington’s long-term interests are not aligned with Islamabad. Nevertheless, the US needs Pakistan in certain critical areas and hence this agreement serves the purpose of both.
Pakistan once was one of the major recipients of military and security assistance from the US. But things began to change when the cold war ended and China started challenging the supremacy of the US.
The situation prompted Washington to seek closer cooperation with India to counter China. Pakistan, meanwhile, lost its decades of significance in the eyes of the US.
However, the renewal of the CIS-MOA suggests that the US at least does not want to downgrade ties with Pakistan, according to another source.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

The federal cabinet has quietly approved the signing of a security pact with the United States in a significant move that may pave the way for Islamabad procuring military hardware from Washington.

F-15EX are coming..

Indians are shitting in their pants.

Balkanization of India is getting closer and closer.

 

[ARMalik]

"Security pact" aka Pakistan Army killing its own people for many more years to come. In any civilised society this would be considered as war crimes against humanity.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

"Security pact" aka Pakistan Army killing its own people for many more years to come. In any civilised society this would be considered as war crimes against humanity.

This is not IK's government to relase 100s of TTP terrorists.

All terrorists will be eliminated.

 

[nahtanbob]

F-15EX are coming..

Indians are shitting in their pants.

Balkanization of India is getting closer and closer.

you forgot the f-35s

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

you forgot the f-35s

F-35 is a failed project.

We are going to get superior KAAN.

 

[That Guy]

I wouldn't really call it a security pact. Seems more like a training and equipment procurement agreement, where if Pakistan ever receives such things from the USA that Pakistan would have to abide by USA's conditions.

It was also probably signed so both sides can at least maintain a certain security ties, even if relations are cold right now.

you forgot the f-35s

Don't do that. Don't humor him

Mental health is a very serious issue.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

you forgot the f-35s

JF-17 superior to Tejas

J-10C superior to Rafale

KAAN superior to F-35

 

[That Guy]

I should also mention that the US military is boarding in favor of increasing ties with Pakistan, because they recognize how important Pakistan geopolitical positioning is. In the worst case, they want Pakistan's neutrality.

The decline in ties is almost entirely due to politics and politicians within the US who wanted a scapegoat to blame their failures on for Afghanistan.

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

I should also mention that the US military is boarding in favor of increasing ties with Pakistan, because they recognize how important Pakistan geopolitical positioning is. In the worst case, they want Pakistan's neutrality.

The decline in ties is almost entirely due to politics and politicians within the US who wanted a scapegoat to blame their failures on for Afghanistan.

US has been and will always be an ally of Pakistan.

US-Pakistani ties are much deeper than the US-India ties which are transactional in nature.

 

[Goritoes]

This time we are getting F-22 Raptors and 10 Ohio Class Submarines with Trident III ICBM's and 1 A/C Free.

 

[emotionless_teenage]

How's that AH-1Z and T129 doing lmao

 

[salarsikander]

This is not IK's government to relase 100s of TTP terrorists.

burt but it was Ehsnaullah father of APS attack that escaped from military custody he was not In PTI office you dumfk

 

[Abdul Rehman Majeed]

burt but it was Ehsnaullah father of APS attack that escaped from military custody he was not In PTI office you dumfk

IK himself had openly supported Taliban in interview after interview to the Western media.

There is a reason why his is called "Taliban Khan".

 

[ARMalik]

This is not IK's government to relase 100s of TTP terrorists.

All terrorists will be eliminated.

These so called terrorist were actually Pakistan citizens genius.