Pak-US relations should be based on mutual trust: Gen Kayani

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General John R. Allen, Commander of the International Security Assistance Force visited GHQ and called on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff on Thursday. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani during meeting said that Pak-US relationship should be based on mutual trust, respect and transparency. He said current meeting has helped towards improving strategic and operational understanding between Pakistan Military and NATO Forces. General John R. Allen during the meeting said that "I look forward to these visits and am pleased with the upward spiral in our relationship they represent. We are making significant progress toward building a partnership that is enduring, strategic, carefully defined, and that enhances the security and prosperity of the region. This meeting was another in a series of opportunities for the Commanders to continue building upon the growing operational cooperation between the Afghanistan National Security Force, the Pakistan military and ISAF. All three parties have many shared interests - including their respective commitments to expanding opportunities for coordinated action against terrorists on respective sides of the border who threaten Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the region and supporting Afghanistan's security, stability, and efforts towards reconciliation.? They also share a responsibility for protecting the brave Afghan and Pakistani soldiers working in the border region. The future security and stability of the region rests in large part on the strength of the partnership these discussions are forging.? The talks also recognized the importance of future opportunities for key ANSF, Pakistani military and ISAF senior leaders to meet, explore means to expand the partnership, and continue this vital work.

Pak-US relations should be based on mutual trust: Gen Kayani | The Nation

 

[Vortex]

Yes but Kayani sahab, you know very well they have habit to use us as condom... so how trust them ?

 

[airmarshal]

Yes but Kayani sahab, you know very well they have habit to use us as condom... so how trust them ?

Dont worry, they will still trust them.

 

[Machoman]

lol..........one more time same BS....lol........

 

[REHAN NIAZI FALCON]

unfortunately we can't learn ,
we suffer suffer suffer.............. still ready to suffer for so called american friendship ..
they call us traitors and we trust them .............. wow

 

[Nitin Goyal]

actually drone strikes should stop...otherwise it should be a joint operation....a issue of major embarrassment and humiliation for pakistan

 

[CENTCOM]

unfortunately we can't learn ,
we suffer suffer suffer.............. still ready to suffer for so called american friendship ..
they call us traitors and we trust them .............. wow

We’ve seen how it serves us not at all to remain entangled in our differences when we are working towards the common goal of stabilizing the region. While we were failing to find a resolution in regard to the differences that arose after the Salala incident, the terrorists were busy furthering their evil agenda in the region. The terrorist attacks continued on both sides of the border. The truth is that the terrorists do not wait for us to regroup when things go wrong between our nations, providing them with an opportunity to continue their operations. Let’s not forget that we are fighting the same terrorists. Let’s not forget that we are also suffering at the hands of same terrorists. The focus at the moment should be on creating a healthy partnership that will prove beneficial to both of our nations. Our governments also realize the importance of staying together, and that’s why they’ve allowed our common goals to prevail once again. We’ve achieved success before, and there is no reason why we can’t do the same through mutual cooperation.

LTC Taylor,
DET, United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command

 

[fatman17]

Series of meetings signals US-Pakistan ties on the mend

Farhan Bokhari - Correspondent -Islamabad


Key Points
•US and Pakistan military and security officials have held a series of meetings at which they formalised security arrangements and reaffirmed the importance of the bilateral relationship.

•Pakistani unhappiness at UAV strikes against sites in the country by the CIA remains a sticking point in the relationship.


The senior US military commander for Afghanistan met with the chief of the Pakistan Army at its headquarters in Rawalpindi on 2 August. This is the latest sign that the two countries are beginning to resolve differences that kept military ties on hold for several months.

The meeting between General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, and General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, Pakistan's chief of army staff, coincided with a meeting at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) headquarters in Langley, Virginia, between Lieutenant General Zaheerul Islam, director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency, and CIA Director David Petraeus.

"We are making significant progress toward building a partnership that is enduring, strategic, carefully defined, and that enhances the security and prosperity of the region," Gen Allen said in a statement released by the US Embassy in Islamabad. "I look forward to these visits and am pleased with the upward spiral in our relationship they represent," he added. No other details of the discussions were released.


US Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland and Assistant Secretary at the Pakistani Ministry of Defence Farrukh Ahmed shake hands after signing an agreement in Rawalpindi on 31 July.


On 31 July US Charge d'Affaires Richard Hoagland and Assistant Secretary at the Pakistani Ministry of Defence Farrukh Ahmed signed an agreement outlining the terms of future collaboration. Bilateral military ties evolved in the years after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States, when co-operation was often based on unwritten understandings.

The recent round of meetings followed Pakistan's decision in early July to reopen the land-based supply route for Western troops into Afghanistan. Islamabad closed the route in November 2011 in protest at the deaths of 26 Pakistan soldiers following a US airstrike that mistakenly targeted two Pakistan Army posts near the Afghan border.

In spite of the apparent improvement in ties, major differences continue. Ahead of the 2 August meetings, US officials again aired their concerns over Pakistan's failure to curb the activities of the Haqqani network - a major Taliban faction that has carried out several attacks on US forces in Afghanistan. Pakistan has so far refused to launch a new military campaign in North Waziristan - an area along the Afghan border that is considered a safe haven for Haqqani fighters.

A Pakistani driver speaks on his phone on top of a truck carrying NATO Humvees at Chaman on the Pakistani-Afghan border after the route opened in early July.


Before Gen Islam left for the US, an ISI official stated that Pakistan would continue to demand an end to unilateral strikes by CIA-operated unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that periodically target suspected militant sites on Pakistan's side of the border. "We can't have a normal relationship unless the US is prepared to be flexible. We have proposed ideas like a joint US-Pakistan management of these drones," said the official.

Earlier, a senior US official stated that Washington was not willing to change its UAV policy, given that it is one of the most potent weapons in the US campaign against militants.

 

[Pakistanisage]

We’ve seen how it serves us not at all to remain entangled in our differences when we are working towards the common goal of stabilizing the region. While we were failing to find a resolution in regard to the differences that arose after the Salala incident, the terrorists were busy furthering their evil agenda in the region. The terrorist attacks continued on both sides of the border. The truth is that the terrorists do not wait for us to regroup when things go wrong between our nations, providing them with an opportunity to continue their operations. Let’s not forget that we are fighting the same terrorists. Let’s not forget that we are also suffering at the hands of same terrorists. The focus at the moment should be on creating a healthy partnership that will prove beneficial to both of our nations. Our governments also realize the importance of staying together, and that’s why they’ve allowed our common goals to prevail once again. We’ve achieved success before, and there is no reason why we can’t do the same through mutual cooperation.

LTC Taylor,
DET, United States Central Command
U.S. Central Command

Relationships only work if there is Win-Win attitude and appreciation of your partners National Interests. It would be foolish and myopic if one partner in the relationship thinks they can get just what they want, without accommodating the other partner's National Interest. America must realize that this is Pakistan's backyard and they should trust Pakistan to accomplish its National objectives without sacrificing US goals.

 

[ajtr]

Down the same path.Why walk the same path again and again when we know result will always be same.