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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday night warned that Pakistan would be held accountable if it “continues to provide safe havens to terrorists”.
“Our expectation is that Pakistan will not provide safe havens to terrorists,” he said, adding a warning that Islamabad would “be held accountable”.
Talking to reporters at the State Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters, Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he traveled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister.
Pompeo said all stakeholders want reconciliation and for that to happen, “you cannot have sanctuaries”, adding that “the US has made it clear to Pakistan that its South Asia policy has not changed”.
The Pakistani government knows that “that’s our review and this administration has already made significant efforts to hold them accountable and we hope that they’ll achieve the goal that we have out for them”, said the secretary of state.
He indicated that there has been no change in the Trump administration’s policy with regard to suspension of security aid to Pakistan unless it takes satisfactory measures to eliminate alleged safe terrorist safe havens.
Early this year, US President Donald Trump had suspended USD 300 million in security aid to Pakistan.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/20...ccountable-for-terrorists-safe-havens-pompeo/
“Our expectation is that Pakistan will not provide safe havens to terrorists,” he said, adding a warning that Islamabad would “be held accountable”.
Talking to reporters at the State Department’s Foggy Bottom headquarters, Pompeo said this was the message he had delivered to the Pakistani leadership when he traveled to Islamabad in September, after Imran Khan became prime minister.
Pompeo said all stakeholders want reconciliation and for that to happen, “you cannot have sanctuaries”, adding that “the US has made it clear to Pakistan that its South Asia policy has not changed”.
The Pakistani government knows that “that’s our review and this administration has already made significant efforts to hold them accountable and we hope that they’ll achieve the goal that we have out for them”, said the secretary of state.
He indicated that there has been no change in the Trump administration’s policy with regard to suspension of security aid to Pakistan unless it takes satisfactory measures to eliminate alleged safe terrorist safe havens.
Early this year, US President Donald Trump had suspended USD 300 million in security aid to Pakistan.
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/20...ccountable-for-terrorists-safe-havens-pompeo/