McCain’s warning reflects changing mood in Washington towards Pakistan
McCain’s warning reflects changing mood in Washington towards Pakistan
Anwar Iqbal (DAWN.COM)
Updated Jul 06, 2017
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Affairs Adviser Sartaj Aziz welcomes John McCain, the US Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman, along with his delegation on Sunday.— APP/File
WASHINGTON: US Senator John McCain’s warning that if Pakistan does not stop supporting the Haqqani network, the United States should change its ‘behaviour’ towards the Pakistani nation reflects the changing mood in Washington towards a country once considered a close ally.
Senator McCain, who was in Islamabad recently before flying over to Kabul, said he had conveyed this message to Pakistan’s civilian and military leaders as well.
“We have made it very clear that we expect they [Pakistan] will cooperate with us, particularly against the Haqqani network and against terrorist organisations,” he said at a news briefing on Tuesday in Kabul.
“If they don’t change their behaviour, maybe we should change our behaviour towards Pakistan as a nation.”