Pakistan Slams US Intelligence Threat Report, Cites Bias

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

ISLAMABAD —

Pakistan has criticized as "extremely unfortunate" a new U.S. report labeling the south Asian country's weapons a continued threat to regional American interests.

The annual global threat assessment notes that Pakistan continues to produce and develop new types of nuclear weapons, including short-range tactical weapons, sea-based cruise missiles, and longer-range ballistic missiles.

"These new types of nuclear weapons will introduce new risks for escalation dynamics and security in the region," said the report, which has been sent to a congressional committee for review.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal criticized the report Thursday for its "singular negative focus" on Pakistan.

FILE - Pakistan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Faisal briefs journalists in Islamabad, Pakistan, Feb. 4, 2018.
He told a weekly news conference in Islamabad that "any credible threat assessment" would have cautioned about what Pakistan alleges are India's "fastest growing" stockpiles of nuclear weapons.

"We have consistently maintained that Pakistan's nuclear posture is purely defensive, in order to deter the aggressive designs of its hostile neighbor in the east," Faisal said in a direct reference to rival India. The U.S. report "smacks of partisanship," he concluded.

Washington is particularly worried about Islamabad's short-range small nuclear weapons because U.S. officials believe their introduction into the Pakistani army's arsenal has increased chances of nuclear conflict in the region.

Pakistani officials maintain the nation's short-range battlefield NASR (Hatf-IX) nuclear-capable missile would deter bigger neighbor India from imposing a sudden, limited assault with conventional forces under New Delhi's "Cold Start" doctrine.

The military announced last year it had enhanced NASR's flight maneuverability and extended its range to 70 kilometers from 60.

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Rawalpindi, Islamabad Pakistan, Line of Control, Kashmir
India and Pakistan have fought three wars and the two nuclear-armed nations remain locked in routine military skirmishes along their de facto border in the disputed Kashmir region known as the Line of Control.

On Thursday, Pakistan's army alleged Indian fire from across the Kashmir frontier hit a school van, killing the driver and forcing residents to flee. There has been no comment from India.

The U.S. intelligence assessment report has also warned of escalating tension in the event of a major terrorist attack in India or an increase in violence on the Kashmir Line of Control.

Pakistan's fragile relations with the U.S. have deteriorated lately over allegations Islamabad covertly maintains ties with the Taliban and other militant groups fighting American forces in Afghanistan.

Pakistani authorities deny any links with the militants.


https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistan-slams-us-intelligence-threat-report-cites-bias/4256060.html

Pakistan’s anti-terror financing measures cause of concern: US
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has said the international community has concerns about the government of Pakistan not rectifying deficiencies in the implementation of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism strategies.

In response to a question about a US motion to put Pakistan on a global terrorist financing watch-list with an anti-money laundering monitoring group, US State Department spokesperson Heather Nauret said: “There’s a plenary session that’s planned for that.”

“This is basically the international community has this sort of longstanding, well, concern when it comes to the Government of Pakistan about what we consider to be deficiencies in the implementation of anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism, and other types of issues similar to that.”

The US along with its European allies has put forward a motion to put Pakistan on a global terrorism-financing watch-list with Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Nauret explained the group is aimed to promote better measures to crack down on counter-terrorism or to work against terrorism and also money laundering as well.

To a question about Pakistan having introduced an ordinance that all individuals or organizations designated as a terrorist by the United Nations will be considered as a terrorist in Pakistan too, she said “I don’t have any information on that.”

President Donald Trump’s administration has been accusing Pakistan for assisting militants in Afghanistan and India but Pakistan had been categorically denying the accusations.

Previously, the country had been on the FATF watchlist from 2012 to 2015.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s Adviser for Finance and Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail, told Reuters that the United States and Britain put forward the motion several weeks ago, and later persuaded France and Germany to co-sponsor it.

“We are now working with the U.S., UK, Germany and France for the nomination to be withdrawn,” Ismail said, speaking by telephone from Europe. “We are also quite hopeful that even if the U.S. did not withdraw the nomination we will prevail and not be put on the watch-list.”


https://arynews.tv/en/intl-community-pakistan-terrorism-financing/

 

[Hareeb]

Simply, US is trying to create a situation where she can have a reason to attack the country, and destroy its nuclear weapons.

We may see a repeat of Iraq and Libyan episodes against Pakistan this time.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Simply, US is trying to create a situation where she can have a reason to attack the country, and destroy its nuclear weapons.

We may see a repeat of Iraq and Libyan episodes against Pakistan this time.

Only way to prevent is if Pak establishment changes its narrative on terrorists.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

Simply, US is trying to create a situation where she can have a reason to attack the country, and destroy its nuclear weapons.

We may see a repeat of Iraq and Libyan episodes against Pakistan this time.

No they won't. If this were going to happen it would have already done so. NO COUNTRY on earth can successfully invade and conquer Pakistan. In fact if the americans tried to they would suffer unacceptable losses and be humiliated world wide. Their economy would collapse. There will be terrorism on a Global scale with mass killings becoming a gruesome norm. There would be rouge nukes going off in key Global centres of power. The whole world would suffer. Pakistan is now TOO Powerful to be invaded. Ever wondered why india cannot fight the Pakistan military even though they are more than 7x bigger than us and have abundant access to the world's most advanced weapons systems whilst we are denied this privilege?

 

[BHarwana]

Hmm Just one question here if any one can answer. Pakistani tactical nuclear weapons have a maximum range of 180 km so How is Pakistani tactical nukes a threat to USA? Which interests of USA stand in that range? This is a strange statement. Can anyone help with this.

 

[Sine Nomine]

Only way to prevent is if Pak establishment changes its narrative on terrorists.

What Narrative you mean Oval Office labeling Taliban as Insurgents,while fighting them?

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Keep exporting all your Beaconhouse and Roots educated children abroad. And putting old paindoo Uncles in key positions and you will do Americans' job for them.

 

[Hareeb]

Only way to prevent is if Pak establishment changes its narrative on terrorists.

Terrorists to one are assets to others, and this is how the game is played. Futhermore, if US forces were there to fight terrorism then why did they allow ISIS to gain footprint in Afghanistan? May be after destroying M.E, they want to use ISIS against Afghan neighbours. Well, now while ISIS is there, they have a reason to keep the boots on ground for a longtime.

Bottom line is their main purpose to attack Afghanistan were not terrorists but to hold a plateform for infinite period to keep an eye on China, Russia and other neighbours.

 

[El Sidd]

Well write a new one then...

Whats the issue?

 

[Hareeb]

No they won't. If this were going to happen it would have already done so. NO COUNTRY on earth can successfully invade and conquer Pakistan. In fact if the americans tried to they would suffer unacceptable losses and be humiliated world wide. Their economy would collapse. There will be terrorism on a Global scale with mass killings becoming a gruesome norm. There would be rouge nukes going off in key Global centres of power. The whole world would suffer. Pakistan is now TOO Powerful to be invaded. Ever wondered why india cannot fight the Pakistan military even though they are more than 7x bigger than us and have abundant access to the world's most advanced weapons systems whilst we are denied this privilege?

The point is not about invading the country but destroying nuclear sites or keep weapons under UN control for security reasons.

 

[gutto786]

Hmm Just one question here if any one can answer. Pakistani tactical nuclear weapons have a maximum range of 180 km so How is Pakistani tactical nukes a threat to USA? Which interests of USA stand in that range? This is a strange statement. Can anyone help with this.

May be they are talking about 2 scenarios:
1) if they are fired from exactly 179km away from US border. Somewhere from Canada or Mexico
2) They are fired from Pakistan towards US. Since they fired towards them it could hurt their feelings.
Just like in Pakistan, blasphemers regularly hurt feeling of muslim mass and then get killed.

 

[PAKISTANFOREVER]

The point is not about invading the country but destroying nuclear sites or keep weapons under UN control for security reasons.

Pakistan is far too powerful for that to happen. The repurcussions of such an atrack would be too much for any country including america, to deal with.

 

[BHarwana]

May be they are talking about 2 scenarios:
1) if they are fired from exactly 179km away from US border. Somewhere from Canada or Mexico
2) They are fired from Pakistan towards US. Since they fired towards them it could hurt their feelings.
Just like in Pakistan, non muslim regularly hurt feeling of muslim mass and then get killed.

The point is this is a serious question. The only way Pakistani Nukes are a threat is that if any army tries to advance towards Pakistan in Attack formation. Because in that case those nukes are deadly there is no other situation. Tactical nukes of Pakistan are totally defensive type and don't pose any threat to any city or installation of any country. They are not strategic Nuclear weapons. The are battle field nukes. USA has many tactical nukes deployed in Europe them selves.

 

[Mangus Ortus Novem]

Well, well, well.... our Americanz seem to have caught the Indian disease.... Blame Pak for everything!

Americanz must be careful... this flu cause delusional behaviour with eventual total dissassication from reality.

America was once the Land of the Brave and the Home of the Free... now it is becoming another India fast.

Sad!

 

[airmarshal]

This FATF thing is actually arm twisting and blackmailing.

If there is any country which should be on FATF, its USA. Its Congress passed a bill to give weapons to Free Syrian Army, a terrorist outfit US and its allies created to oust Assad. Now thats called terror financing.