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Pakistan threatens to cut US ties


Pakistan's prime minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has ruled out "business as usual" with the United States after a NATO attack killed 24 Pakistani soldiers.

Saturday's air strikes on Pakistan's border with Afghanistan have complicated US attempts to ease a crisis in relations with Islamabad and stabilise the region before foreign combat troops leave Afghanistan.

"Business as usual will not be there," Mr Gilani told CNN when asked if ties with the United States would continue.

"We have to have something bigger so as to satisfy my nation.

"You cannot win any war without the support of the masses," he added. "We need the people with us."

The relationship, he said, would continue only if based on "mutual respect and mutual interest."

Asked if Pakistan was receiving that respect, Mr Gilani replied: "At the moment, not."

Pakistan's army has threatened to drastically curtail cooperation with Washington on Afghanistan in the wake of the attack.

"This could have serious consequences in the level and extent of our cooperation," military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas said.

Pakistan has a long history of ties to militant groups in Afghanistan and is uniquely positioned to help bring about a peace settlement, a top foreign policy and security goal for the Obama administration.

Washington believes Islamabad can play a critical role in efforts to pacify Afghanistan before all NATO combat troops pull out in 2014, and cannot afford to alienate its ally.

Pakistan shut down NATO supply routes into Afghanistan in retaliation for the weekend incident, the worst of its kind since Islamabad allied itself with Washington in 2001.

"We have been here before. But this time it's much more serious," said Farzana Sheikh, associate fellow of the Asia program at Chatham House in London.

"The government has taken a very stern view. It is not quite clear at this stage what more Pakistani authorities can do, apart from suspending supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan."

Adding a new element to tensions and a diplomatic boost for Islamabad, Pakistan's ally China said it was "deeply shocked" by the incident and expressed "strong concern for the victims and profound condolences for Pakistan".

Russia, which has been seeking warmer relations with Pakistan as worry grows over the NATO troop pullout in Afghanistan, said it was "unacceptable" to violate the sovereignty of states even when hunting "terrorists."

NATO described the killings as a "tragic, unintended incident." US officials say a NATO probe and a separate American probe will seek to determine what really happened.




Pakistan threatens to cut US ties - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
 
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is UAE friend or foe? Does UAE care about the death of 28 martyers or money $$ ??

Zardari rejects UAE request to let US use Shamsi Base

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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has rejected a request by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to let United States continue using the Shamsi air base until the completion of the Nato attack probe, Express 24/7 reported on Monday.

The request was made by the foreign minister of the UAE, during a meeting with the President in Islamabad.

In his reply to the foreign minister, the President said that the nation has strong sentiments regarding this issue.

The President also made it clear that the Defence Committee of the Cabinet had asked the US to vacate the air base within 15 days following the early morning raid by Nato forces that left 24 Pakistani soldiers dead.

The Defence Committee of the Cabinet was chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. The meeting was attended by Federal Ministers, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Services Chiefs including General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

The Shamsi air base, had originally been leased to the UAE, and later its control was handed over to the US as the war on terror was launched in Afghanistan.
 
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maybe military is pressurising gilani to display some guts or else zardari will be trialed and exposed
 
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^ we dont need opinions from bharatis. take your opinions to bharat rakshaw or whatever that sh!t is called.

so do you really believe this talk will materialize into reality ?
Do not forget what they said"either you are with us or against us"

chances of USA materializing there threat into reality is far more greater that this plain talk for public consumption.
 
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so do you really believe this talk will materialize into reality ?
Do not forget what they said"either you are with us or against us"

chances of USA materializing there threat into reality is far more greater
that this plain talk for public consumption.

What does this have to do with the topic of the thread?
 
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so do you really believe this talk will materialize into reality ?
Do not forget what they said"either you are with us or against us"

chances of USA materializing there threat into reality is far more greater that this plain talk for public consumption.

Let them ask Iran.

Iran is also Afghanistan;s immediate neighbor, they refused to get involved in this war OF terror. Today Iran is peaceful and their soldiers are unharmed.

Pakistan will get out of this war OF terror, and we Pakistanis are not afraid of goraiys nor do we see them as superior to us.
 
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Tell us when it is done and canned. Threats are ten a penny in Pakistan currently whether it be politicians or the Generals or the mullahs.

^ we dont need opinions from bharatis. take your opinions to bharat rakshaw or whatever that sh!t is called.

omar is right, why the hell a bharati is getting the itch at his very bottom??, go and have another itch free bottom, or apply itching cream or talcum powder to relief you of high temperature

Actually, he makes a fair point, in that actual actions speak louder than words. Cutting diplomatic ties would be a disaster for both sides and thus unlikely to happen.
 
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Actually, he makes a fair point, in that actual actions speak louder than words. Cutting diplomatic ties would be a disaster for both sides and thus unlikely to happen.

Cutting diplomatic ties does not mean an outright (military) confrontation between the two nations.
 
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omar is right, why the hell a bharati is getting the itch at his very bottom??, go and have another itch free bottom, or apply itching cream or talcum powder to relief you of high temperature

Off topic and post reported, it’s a public forum he just voiced his opinion, it’s not like Pakistani members don’t jump into Indian threads and flame. Grow up and be mature and contribute something constructive. :sick:
 
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Of course I realize that, but cutting diplomatic ties is often a desperate act that causes more problems than it resolves.

In this case, it might actually resolve more problems than cause.
 
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