DG ISI Lt-Gen Nadeem Anjum holds security talks with CIA Director and US NSA in Washington

Pakistan, US hold security talks ahead of FM Bilawal's visit​

The combination photo shows DG ISI Lt-Gen Nadeen Anjum (L) and US CIA chief William Burns. —Photo courtesy: DawnNewsTV/Reuters

WASHINGTON: Pakistan and the United States completed their security level talks in Washington on Wednesday, days before a scheduled meeting between their foreign policy chiefs is scheduled to be held in New York.

Inter-Services Intelligence Director-General (DG ISI) Lt-Gen Nadeem Anjum spent three days in Washington this week, meeting senior security officials, including US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and CIA Director William J. Burns.

Neither side disclosed the details of these meetings, but the talks are believed to have focused on bilateral security concerns and the situation in Afghanistan, as the US believes that Pakistan can help stabilise the war-torn country.

The last security level talks between the two countries were held in July 2021, when then-National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf met Mr Sullivan at White House. The Pakistani delegation had also included former ISI chief Lt-Gen Faiz Hameed.

Later, Mr Sullivan said in a tweet that their talks focused on ‘regional connectivity and security, and “the urgent need for a reduction in violence in Afghanistan.”

The current ISI chief’s visit followed an unprecedented deterioration in Pakistan-US ties, triggered by former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s claim that Washington conspired with opposition leaders to topple his government.

At a news briefing on Tuesday, US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price rejected Mr. Khan’s claims as speculations and lies, adding that the United States will not let “lies get in the way” of its bilateral ties with Pakistan, a relationship, he stressed, the US values.

“We are not going to let propaganda, misinformation, and disinformation — lies — get in the way of any bilateral relationship we have, including with the bilateral relationship we have with Pakistan, one we value,” he said while responding to a question about Mr. Khan’s claims.

On March 27, days before his ouster, the former PM brandished a letter at a rally in Islamabad, claiming it contained evidence of a “foreign conspiracy” hatched to topple his government.

All three wings of the US administration - the White House, the Pentagon, and the State Department - have rejected the accusations, saying there’s no veracity to them.

During Tuesday’s briefing, Mr. Price was also asked about a call made by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Pakistan’s newly appointed Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari last week, during which the US official invited Bilawal to a United Nations food security summit on York in New on May 18.Mr. Price said that Mr Blinken and Mr Bhutto-Zardari also discussed the “ongoing engagement when it comes to our economic ties, trade and investment, climate, energy, health, and education.”

Published in Dawn, May 12th, 2022

Pakistan, US hold security talks ahead of FM Bilawal's visit

Lt-Gen Nadeem Anjum spends three days in Washington; both sides discuss security concerns and situation in Afghanistan.

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[maverick1977]

I have a strong feeling there there is a division in High command in the army for the first time and might lead to coup for the first time if agitation started.

 

[Ghazwa-e-Hind]

If airbases are given to NATO again, Pakistan will be in a real bad position. terrorism will return in our cities. There would be severe backlash from IEA & TTP. I hope we're not repeating this grave mistake.

Pakistan needs to completely focus its energy on economy and exports, and get cheaper Oil from neighbors (Iran/Russia) on urgent basis.

First Chinese Nationals in Karachi University..

Now this.

Blast in Saddar (business hub), Karachi - 1 person died, 9 injured

1 passerby killed, at least 9 injured in blast in Karachi's Saddar

Sindh IGP Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar says according to initial probe an IED was planted in a motorbike; PM Shehbaz takes notice.

www.dawn.com

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

This time Pakistan will give up nukes.. Baja will secure 40M for giving it up...

Konsa sasta nasha kartay ho bhai

 

[Adnan12333]

Blasts tu hon ga Jin sanpo k sir kuchalna chaia un ko doodh pila kr establishment k zare saya parliament mein bithaya jata ha. Bajwa is a traitor

 

[mingle]

Lets hope they shoot their own foot and provide bases to the US.

Jitni Aqal Hai in me Yeh ker be saktay Hain

 

[insight-out]

For a brief moment, IK gave me hope. I thought Pakistan was finally on its way to becoming what it was supposed to be. Alas, the rot is too deep.

And yet, I'm still hopeful....

 

[Adnan12333]

DG ISi is being paid by American for his outstanding services to America

 

[SaadH]

Do you really think we don't export much because we lack access to markets? Not correct. We could compete in textile, we did, with some effort of government during covid. I heard Prof. Ishfaq saying chinese literally make fun of us that we should produce anything that they can put in their market. We are agri economy and chinese have huge food market. Do we have capacity to cater for that?

Problem is slavery mind set. We are kept crippled by foreign stooges making all power centers hostage since long. None of the government really tried to establish manufacturing capacity. It was not negligence, rather deliberate. We are made to believe we are only good for CSF, and that we are on ventilators, we are beggers and that beggers can't be choosers. Gora sahab ke desi munshi ki dukan kaisay chalay gi aggar ghulami ni chalay gi. With this mindset, you can't think of exporting and standing on your own feet. Never.

I've related a personal anecdote on the forum before that illustrates the mentality of the so called Pakistani entrepreneurs even those linked with the previous IK gov't. My brother is in Pharma here in the US. Started his own company and sold it to one of the Big Pharma Co. a few years back. He went to Pakistan last year to explore the prospect of setting up a vaccine plant with collaboration of some of the local players.

Need less to say he was rebuffed and told why are you going through the trouble of setting up a plant when we can just import the vaccines from China and India and still make a killing.

 

[araz]

Incorrect. IMF is an organization that by charter must help its members balance their books when asked, and according to sound financial principles. Joining it as a member is not forced upon anyone, nor is asking for a bailout. Both are choices made by any country. Demonizing the IMF is dishonest. Pakistan has always had the choice to leave the organization and to not ask for bailouts.

Vcheng
I know exactly why the IMF has stated aims and objectives. I eill stand by my statement and agree to disagree. It is imperative to understand that No one going to the IMF has ever escaped the debt trap. Perhaps thetendencies to spend beyond their means remain a ptoblem.
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[Zowais]

I've related a personal anecdote on the forum before that illustrates the mentality of the so called Pakistani entrepreneurs even those linked with the previous IK gov't. My brother is in Pharma here in the US. Started his own company and sold it to one of the Big Pharma Co. a few years back. He went to Pakistan last year to explore the prospect of setting up a vaccine plant with collaboration of some of the local players.

Need less to say he rebuffed and told why are you going through the trouble of setting up a plant when we can just import the vaccines from China and India and still make a killing.

So many similar stories here bro.
Things were always bad, but after 1990s, bureaucracy has been made a joke by self centered politicians. Only criteria for promotions is how well one serves their loot-mar agenda. An officer unwilling to sell himself out is an anomaly and is treated as such.
Judiciary was supposed to protect other departments, unfortunately, establishment never let judiciary or any other institution develop muscle and skeleton. People like myself were under the impression that our security concerns, since beginning, were such that we needed a controlling establishment. It was only in April 2022, we got idea about the extent of foreign influence in establishment and, at least I have concluded now that establishment is acting as corrupt antivirus for the operating system of this country. It is identifying all friendly processes/factors/people as illegal operations and otherwise, the otherwise. While people are blaming few individuals for that, the problem of foreign influence is much deeper and multi layered.
Being able to make decisions indigenously will be the first step to self sufficiency/developing exports. There's no bypass to that.

 

[SaadH]

So many similar stories here bro.
Things were always bad, but after 1990s, bureaucracy has been made a joke by self centered politicians. Only criteria for promotions is how well one serves their loot-mar agenda. An officer unwilling to sell himself out is an anomaly and is treated as such.
Judiciary was supposed to protect other departments, unfortunately, establishment never let judiciary or any other institution develop muscle and skeleton. People like myself were under the impression that our security concerns, since beginning, were such that we needed a controlling establishment. It was only in April 2022, we got idea about the extent of foreign influence in establishment and, at least I have concluded now that establishment is acting as corrupt antivirus for the operating system of this country. It is identifying all friendly processes/factors/people as illegal operations and otherwise, the otherwise. While people are blaming few individuals for that, the problem of foreign influence is much deeper and multi layered.
Being able to make decisions indigenously will be the first step to self sufficiency/developing exports. There's no bypass to that.

I had an epiphany on the sinister role establishment has always played on the night when Rangers raided nine zero and put Altaf's/MQM's 30 year long terrorism campaign with open support from RAW out of business in one night...If this is all that took to stop MQM's terrorism, why the funk did they wait 30 years to do the deed unless of course MQM had been their B team from the get go.

 

[maverick1977]

He is still here in USA, got here last asunday: Its been a week now …

 

[313ghazi]

Can someone let the Patwaris gestapo chief that there has been a bomb blast in Karachi that needs investigating and if possible preventing next time.

 

[fatman17]

DGISI talks centre around deployment of USA assets in Pakistan along with afpak border.

 

[IceCold]

DGISI talks centre around deployment of USA assets in Pakistan along with afpak border.

Back to Zardari era i guess where black water and other US assets were running rampant in Pakistan.

DGISI talks centre around deployment of USA assets in Pakistan along with afpak border.

Back to Zardari era i guess where black water and other US assets were running rampant in Pakistan.