No US assurance on unilateral ops
Published: May 20, 2011
In an interview with a private TV channel, Grossman refused to assure that it would not repeat Abbottabad-like unilateral operation in Pakistan. He said no Pakistan authority had ever demanded to ink a formal agreement with the US on war on terror.
ISLAMABAD - Top US officials held talks with Pakistani leaders in a push to repair ties further strained by the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
The US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman discussed US-Pakistan relations with President Asif Ali Zardari, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI Chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha in Islamabad on Thursday. US Ambassador in Islamabad Cameron P Munter was also present during the meeting besides Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, Hina Rabbani Khar and Hussain Haqqani.
The meeting between Zardari and Grossman was a follow-up of US Senator John Kerrys meeting with the president on May 16, presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said. At that meeting, the two sides had agreed to put relations back on track. They also decided that the relations should go forward on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual interest. In a brief statement, the military said Grossman and Kayani discussed the future of Pakistan-US engagement concerning the reconciliation process in Afghanistan. It did not give details.
However, sources said military leadership had a clear-cut stance that Abbottabad operation was the bone of contention between strained Pak-US relations. They said that US had to take gigantic steps to revive the relations following OBL killing. They opined that it was the need of the hour that both Pakistan and the Unites States must make concerted efforts to improve defence and military relations between the two countries.
Sources said US envoy made no apology with the Pakistani military leadership regarding the Abbottabad operation.
In an interview with a private TV channel, Grossman refused to assure that it would not repeat Abbottabad-like unilateral operation in Pakistan. He said no Pakistan authority had ever demanded to ink a formal agreement with the US on war on terror.
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Published: May 20, 2011
In an interview with a private TV channel, Grossman refused to assure that it would not repeat Abbottabad-like unilateral operation in Pakistan. He said no Pakistan authority had ever demanded to ink a formal agreement with the US on war on terror.
ISLAMABAD - Top US officials held talks with Pakistani leaders in a push to repair ties further strained by the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.
The US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman discussed US-Pakistan relations with President Asif Ali Zardari, Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and ISI Chief General Ahmed Shuja Pasha in Islamabad on Thursday. US Ambassador in Islamabad Cameron P Munter was also present during the meeting besides Minister for Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, Minister for Interior Rehman Malik, Hina Rabbani Khar and Hussain Haqqani.
The meeting between Zardari and Grossman was a follow-up of US Senator John Kerrys meeting with the president on May 16, presidential spokesperson Farhatullah Babar said. At that meeting, the two sides had agreed to put relations back on track. They also decided that the relations should go forward on the basis of mutual respect, mutual trust and mutual interest. In a brief statement, the military said Grossman and Kayani discussed the future of Pakistan-US engagement concerning the reconciliation process in Afghanistan. It did not give details.
However, sources said military leadership had a clear-cut stance that Abbottabad operation was the bone of contention between strained Pak-US relations. They said that US had to take gigantic steps to revive the relations following OBL killing. They opined that it was the need of the hour that both Pakistan and the Unites States must make concerted efforts to improve defence and military relations between the two countries.
Sources said US envoy made no apology with the Pakistani military leadership regarding the Abbottabad operation.
In an interview with a private TV channel, Grossman refused to assure that it would not repeat Abbottabad-like unilateral operation in Pakistan. He said no Pakistan authority had ever demanded to ink a formal agreement with the US on war on terror.
No US assurance on unilateral ops | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
