Because of the fact that our main exports are to either USA or allies of USA , and because of the fact that USA can have major influence on IMF and Paris club and because of the fact that USA influence on GCC countries which are already unhappy with too much shia influence in Pakistan and from where our 60% foreign exchange remittances come and because of the fact that our army has US funding and many US weapons systems and because of the fact that USA is fond of sanctions , so TRUMP speech is a serious disaster for Pakistan foreign policy , which for some years is run by army according to people esp after dharna .
The response to TRUMP speech from Pakistan is inappropriate as well , A statement of support from china could have been enough if we had no economic dependence on USA , so that is just of military use not any other use. This speech will DEFINITELY put a stop to accountability drive in Pakistan and will result in a grand coalition government to have common front on civil side to avoid serious economic sanctions in coming months from USA . So Bajwa is ringing Nawaz to ask about Kalsoom Nawaz.
TRUMP seems not the sort of man who can be shouted down , he himself is Mr.Shout . So PTI Imran khan statement on the issue was not really the reply. A visit for Foreign secretary to China to get some supportive statement is not the way forward unless there is some threat of UN vote .
This TRUMP statement might even put late cricket matches by foreign players on hold as powers like Srilanka and small countries like Maldive give us lift when USA is with us , now they know things are not so.
One cannot help notice that our military officers get lectured by low class intellectuals on international affairs and our umpires have a desire but not the field ability to understand non military aspects of foreign policy .
TRUMP speech requires a complete overhaul of the way we militarily think , we conduct foreign policy , we handle economy not to make him happy but to protect ourself from sanctions .
Our Country is no longer in hands of British educated and trained civil and military officers like it was upto around 1980 who understood world strategy rather , country is in hands of ******** (villagers, urdu medium) and sifarishis whose world view is not based on globe trotting and experience but is based on pleasure trips and benefits .
I was expecting this situation to befall pakistan and that is why I recommended that Raheel sharif be given extension till september 2018 as I knew that USA administration will frame policies in this period and a new person appointment in this polarized atmosphere will lead to malfunction and adverse outcome . In our country army chiefs are NOT trained for diplomacy and certain types of international administration and this take time to learn.
With new hand Abassi and new hand Bajwa and new persons as Umpires chiefs , such adverse outcome was possible . When in the name of accountability , we allow Goonda like imran to close supreme court gates for weeks in dharna , when we involve our PMs in daily court cases , we kick out diplomats for leaking news , what do we expect .
This TRUMP speech has forced army chief to take one of the two routes , first the take over route but that will aggravate external standing even further in democratic countries , or else call for new elections and control things for three months , or more likely grand coalition government which is more likely.
Umpires have lost this round and best is for Khosa to resign and supreme court to annul former decision and restore sharif . Otherwise it is clear , Can Bajwa handle TRUMP sanctions threat himself , is he experienced in such pursuits , are other politicians better than him in such matters .
Pakistan has played its court games , time is up .
If PTI is given further free hand as jagga boy and court cases get intensified then pakistan cannot respond in concerted fashion to imminent sanctons and financial meltdown which is the main threat in coming months resulting from Modu TRUMP efforts .
Pakistan has to rejoin GCC group , it has to ask USA to follow our plan to end afghan discord and it has to follow USA internal politics closely now for opportunities . We have a few strong cards , more about that later .
Pakistan could lose status as privileged ally over Afghan militant support, warns US
AFPUpdated August 23, 2017
The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven to Afghan militant groups.One day after President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to force the Taliban to negotiate a political settlement with the Kabul government, his top diplomat upped the heat on Islamabad.Trump had warned that Pakistan's alleged support for the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani extremist network would have consequences, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has now spelled these out.
“We have some leverage,” Tillerson told reporters, as he fleshed out Trump's speech, “in terms of aid, their status as a non-Nato alliance partner — all of that can be put on the table”.As one of 16 “Non-Nato Major Allies”, Pakistan benefits from billions of dollars in aid and has access to some advanced US military technology banned from other countries.This year, the US has already withheld $350 million in military funding over concerns Pakistan is not doing enough to fight terror, but the alliance itself was not in question.
Tillerson said Washington wants to work with Pakistan as it expands its own support for Kabul in the battle against the Taliban, but warned it to close alleged militant safe havens.
Some of Pakistan's critics in Washington have urged Trump to go further, by authorising US strikes against militants inside Pakistan or declaring Pakistan a “state sponsor of terror”. Officials have not yet brandished the designation threat, which could lead to severe sanctions and legal threats to Pakistani officials, but Tillerson did not rule out strikes.The US has hit targets within Pakistan before, most famously when Trump's predecessor Barack Obama ordered US special forces to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
“The president has been clear that we are going to attack terrorists wherever they live,” Tillerson said.
“We have put people on notice that if you're providing safe haven to terrorists, be warned — we are going to engage those providing safe haven and ask them to change what they are doing.” And Tillerson added that, aside from the Afghans, Pakistan has more to gain “than any other nation” from an end to the fighting.Both Tillerson and Trump also called on Pakistan's long-standing rival and fellow nuclear power India to become more involved in Afghanistan, an idea that is anathema to Islamabad.Beyond the stand-off with Pakistan, Trump's new strategy also authorises US generals to deploy more American troops to support Afghan government forces in what is now a 16-year-old conflict.
The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday had rejected Trump's allegations that Pakistan offers safe haven to "agents of chaos"."As a matter of policy, Pakistan does not allow use of its territory against any country. Instead of relying on the false narrative of safe havens, the US needs to work with Pakistan to eradicate terrorism," it said in a statement.
Dawn
The response to TRUMP speech from Pakistan is inappropriate as well , A statement of support from china could have been enough if we had no economic dependence on USA , so that is just of military use not any other use. This speech will DEFINITELY put a stop to accountability drive in Pakistan and will result in a grand coalition government to have common front on civil side to avoid serious economic sanctions in coming months from USA . So Bajwa is ringing Nawaz to ask about Kalsoom Nawaz.
TRUMP seems not the sort of man who can be shouted down , he himself is Mr.Shout . So PTI Imran khan statement on the issue was not really the reply. A visit for Foreign secretary to China to get some supportive statement is not the way forward unless there is some threat of UN vote .
This TRUMP statement might even put late cricket matches by foreign players on hold as powers like Srilanka and small countries like Maldive give us lift when USA is with us , now they know things are not so.
One cannot help notice that our military officers get lectured by low class intellectuals on international affairs and our umpires have a desire but not the field ability to understand non military aspects of foreign policy .
TRUMP speech requires a complete overhaul of the way we militarily think , we conduct foreign policy , we handle economy not to make him happy but to protect ourself from sanctions .
Our Country is no longer in hands of British educated and trained civil and military officers like it was upto around 1980 who understood world strategy rather , country is in hands of ******** (villagers, urdu medium) and sifarishis whose world view is not based on globe trotting and experience but is based on pleasure trips and benefits .
I was expecting this situation to befall pakistan and that is why I recommended that Raheel sharif be given extension till september 2018 as I knew that USA administration will frame policies in this period and a new person appointment in this polarized atmosphere will lead to malfunction and adverse outcome . In our country army chiefs are NOT trained for diplomacy and certain types of international administration and this take time to learn.
With new hand Abassi and new hand Bajwa and new persons as Umpires chiefs , such adverse outcome was possible . When in the name of accountability , we allow Goonda like imran to close supreme court gates for weeks in dharna , when we involve our PMs in daily court cases , we kick out diplomats for leaking news , what do we expect .
This TRUMP speech has forced army chief to take one of the two routes , first the take over route but that will aggravate external standing even further in democratic countries , or else call for new elections and control things for three months , or more likely grand coalition government which is more likely.
Umpires have lost this round and best is for Khosa to resign and supreme court to annul former decision and restore sharif . Otherwise it is clear , Can Bajwa handle TRUMP sanctions threat himself , is he experienced in such pursuits , are other politicians better than him in such matters .
Pakistan has played its court games , time is up .
If PTI is given further free hand as jagga boy and court cases get intensified then pakistan cannot respond in concerted fashion to imminent sanctons and financial meltdown which is the main threat in coming months resulting from Modu TRUMP efforts .
Pakistan has to rejoin GCC group , it has to ask USA to follow our plan to end afghan discord and it has to follow USA internal politics closely now for opportunities . We have a few strong cards , more about that later .
Pakistan could lose status as privileged ally over Afghan militant support, warns US
AFPUpdated August 23, 2017
The United States warned an angry Pakistan on Tuesday that it could lose its status as a privileged military ally if it continues giving safe haven to Afghan militant groups.One day after President Donald Trump unveiled a new strategy to force the Taliban to negotiate a political settlement with the Kabul government, his top diplomat upped the heat on Islamabad.Trump had warned that Pakistan's alleged support for the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani extremist network would have consequences, and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has now spelled these out.
“We have some leverage,” Tillerson told reporters, as he fleshed out Trump's speech, “in terms of aid, their status as a non-Nato alliance partner — all of that can be put on the table”.As one of 16 “Non-Nato Major Allies”, Pakistan benefits from billions of dollars in aid and has access to some advanced US military technology banned from other countries.This year, the US has already withheld $350 million in military funding over concerns Pakistan is not doing enough to fight terror, but the alliance itself was not in question.
Tillerson said Washington wants to work with Pakistan as it expands its own support for Kabul in the battle against the Taliban, but warned it to close alleged militant safe havens.
Some of Pakistan's critics in Washington have urged Trump to go further, by authorising US strikes against militants inside Pakistan or declaring Pakistan a “state sponsor of terror”. Officials have not yet brandished the designation threat, which could lead to severe sanctions and legal threats to Pakistani officials, but Tillerson did not rule out strikes.The US has hit targets within Pakistan before, most famously when Trump's predecessor Barack Obama ordered US special forces to kill Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
“The president has been clear that we are going to attack terrorists wherever they live,” Tillerson said.
“We have put people on notice that if you're providing safe haven to terrorists, be warned — we are going to engage those providing safe haven and ask them to change what they are doing.” And Tillerson added that, aside from the Afghans, Pakistan has more to gain “than any other nation” from an end to the fighting.Both Tillerson and Trump also called on Pakistan's long-standing rival and fellow nuclear power India to become more involved in Afghanistan, an idea that is anathema to Islamabad.Beyond the stand-off with Pakistan, Trump's new strategy also authorises US generals to deploy more American troops to support Afghan government forces in what is now a 16-year-old conflict.
The Foreign Office (FO) on Tuesday had rejected Trump's allegations that Pakistan offers safe haven to "agents of chaos"."As a matter of policy, Pakistan does not allow use of its territory against any country. Instead of relying on the false narrative of safe havens, the US needs to work with Pakistan to eradicate terrorism," it said in a statement.
Dawn
