President Donald Trump warned Pakistan on Monday that Washington will no longer tolerate
Pakistan offering “safe havens” to extremists.
Trump declared, outlining a new US security strategy in South Asia, “We can no longer
be silent about Pakistan’s safe havens for terrorist organizations”.
“Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with our effort in Afghanistan.
It has much to lose by continuing to harbor criminals and terrorists.”
Going further, Trump suggested that military and other aid to Washington’s nuclear-armed
ally is at stake, if it does not clamp down on extremism.
He said, “We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they
are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting, that will have to change and that
will change immediately.
It is time for Pakistan to dedicate to civilization and order and peace.”
USA has provided Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid since 2001,after the world
trade center attack.
The aid was provided mainly to support the country's counterterrorism efforts, specifically
against the Taliban and its allies active in Afghanistan.
The majority of US assistance to Pakistan is from the Coalition Support Fund.
It provided reimbursement to Pakistan for expenses incurred, & compensation for facilities
made available to the coalition forces, such as the Shamsi & Dalbandin air bases.
In this video, Defense Updates looks at 5 reasons WHY US -PAKISTAN RELATIONSHIP IS GETTING
INTO TROUBLE?
So, lets get started.
On May 2, The US Navy SEALs successfully killed Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.
The SEALs flew into Pakistan in Sikorsky UH-60 “Black Hawk” helicopters equipped with
top-secret stealth technology.
One of the advanced choppers was rendered inoperable after it crashed into the wall
of the terror chief’s compound.
The SEALs attempted to destroy the helicopter, but parts of the helicopter, including its
tail, remained intact.
The Pakistani Government, allowed Chinese technical team to come in and take photographs
of the remains.
They were also allowed to touch, inspect and examine components of the nearly destructed
chopper.
This was done despite, explicit requests from the CIA not to.
In late 2013, China conducted a flight test of a Z-10 helicopter, which closely resembles
the Black Hawk.
Z-20, improved version of Z 10 is currently in development phase, and is expected to enter
production in 2018.
So, Pakistan basically help china copy US tech.
Pakistan has long been supporting terrorism in India, and has ceased to stop it.
It has terror training camps in its soil, & infiltration attempts through Line of control
have taken place with active support from Pakistan military & I.S.I.
In 2015, total incidents of infiltration (successful & unsuccessful) stand at 151.
Pakistan has also protected high profile terrorist leaders.
For example it protects, Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the chief of Jama'at-ud-Da'wah who is responsible
for 26/11 Mumbai attacks.
Saeed, is an internationally designated terrorist, & USA has placed a bounty on him for allegedly
inciting Kashmiris in separatist activities.
The Jama'at-ud-Da'wah is also designated as terrorist organization by the United Nations.
US has recently designated Syed Salahuddin, leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen, as a “Specially
Designated Global Terrorist”, he currently lives in Pakistan under the protection of Pakistan Army.
U.S.A found Osama Bin Laden found hiding in a walled compound less than a mile from Pakistan's
elite military academy.
It does not require one to be exceptionally intelligent to understand that, the Pakistani
authorities protected him.
Evidences suggest that the I.S.I chief, Lt. Gen. Ahmed Shu ja Pasha, knew of Bin Laden’s
presence in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Hussain Haqqani, the former Pakistani ambassador to US conceded that someone in Pakistan clearly
protected bin Laden from 2006 to 2011.
In addition, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the principal architect of the 9/11 attacks), Ramzi bin
al-Shibh (key facilitator for the September 11 attacks) as well as many senior terrorist
leaders like Abu Zubaydah, Abu al Libi and Sheikh Said Masri have all been captured or
killed inside Pakistan.
Last year the leader of the Afghan Taliban Mullah Mansoor, has been killed by a US drone
strike in Pakistan.
North Korean has acquired material for creating nuclear bombs, but how was it possible when
it was under sanctions?
Pakistan sold nuclear materials to North Korea.
Analysts in US said, Pakistan Energy Commission (PAEC), has supplied restricted items like
'Monel' and 'Inconel' to North Korea, in violation of UN sanctions.
They added that the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) had received a written complaint that
supplies of a Chinese company, Beijing Suntech Technology Co. Ltd, were being diverted to
North Korea, by the Pakistani authorities.
In effect, Pakistan has procured these sensitive items from China and has passed them along
to North Korea.
Pakistan seeks to turn Afghanistan into its backyard and put the government under its
sphere of influence.
It seeks “strategic depth” in Afghanistan for Pakistan’s competition with India.
For that it has backed terrorist activity in Afghanistan.
It is maintaining and protecting the Taliban, to use them as a proxy force to gain control
over, and eventually dominate Afghanistan.
Pakistan was responsible for the evacuation of about 5000 of the top leadership of the
Taliban and Al-Qaeda who were encircled by Nato forces in the 2001 Invasion of Afghanistan.
This event, known as the Kunduz airlift, which is also popularly called the "Airlift of Evil",
involved, several Pakistani Air Force transport planes flying multiple sorties over a number
of days.
These activities have not ceased till date.
Apart from Taliban, Pakistan is supporting the Haqqani network, Islamic State and Al
Qaeda as per most US strategic experts.
It must be noted that these organization are responsible for killing US troops.
The previous Obama and Bush administrations opted for diplomacy and financial aid for
coaxing Pakistan to work in a regional alliance.
But as evident from points discussed in this video, those have not worked.
US lawmakers have been increasingly getting frustrated with Pakistan.
President Trump unlike previous presidents, is taking a much stricter stand in dealing
with Pakistan.