US yields to new terms of engagement with Pakistan

[Don Jaguar]

IK wont stop all cooperation I was watching his interview on Russian news channel he said he would 'help' USA leave Afghanistan whatever that means

He explained it many times that he will not cooperate and will help to leave immediately.

 

[karan21]

this america and pakistan love story is awsome, pakistan should show some balls and completely kick america out of the region. american presence in the region is not good for india as well as pakistan. hoping pakistan wins this battle

 

[Hulk]

US yields to new terms of engagement with Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The United States has accepted the new terms of engagement with Pakistan covering all aspects of bilateral ties between the two countries as enumerated by Islamabad, possibly bringing to an end the acrimonious relationship between the two countries created in the wake of the Salala attack last November.


Pakistan accepted the set of proposals handed to it by the high-powered US mission during the two-day talks that ended here on Monday evening.

The draft of the understanding will come up for formal approval in the meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that is scheduled for today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the chair, following which the federal cabinet will endorse the decisions of the DCC tomorrow (Wednesday).

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will call her counterpart in Islamabad Hina Rabbani Khar and will convey the apology for the Salala incident after which the remaining issues will be settled one after the other as the ground lines of communication (G-LOC) are reopened.

The route will be strictly used only for non-lethal goods for the troops combating in Afghanistan. The passage fee per container would be charged according to its size and the stuff carried would be subject to scrutiny as no weapon or ammunition would be allowed to be transported.

The US has assured Pakistan that it would respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and intelligence sharing will guide the use of drones in difficult terrain of the tribal areas.

Federal Minister for Finance Senator Hafeez Shaikh told The News late Monday evening that once the United States had agreed to almost all the conditions set by Pakistan, one should not think in acrimonious terms. Khar, who also looked jubilant about the developments, said “We are close to a new beginning.”

In the meantime, highly-placed diplomatic sources told The News that Washington had assured Islamabad that it would release half of the payment equaling $400 million under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) next week while the rest would be released within this year.

The United States had pledged that it would pay Pakistan $800 million in the year 2011 for providing assistance in the ‘war on terror’ but tension in ties came in the way of payment according to the stipulated time. The US is bound to pay Pakistan an amount of 2.5 billion US dollars.

The United States will also discuss at the appropriate level the realisation of funds under the Kerry-Lugar law which will help improve the balance of payment and allow the government to fulfill the fiscal commitment it had made in the budget for the next year with its people. With this, the military cooperation between the two defence establishments would also be restored to the normal scale, sources maintained.

The sources said that Finance Minister Senator Hafeez Shaikh, who led Pakistan in talks with visiting US Undersecretary of State Thomas Nydes, has reported to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf about the outcome of the negotiations on Monday evening. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was also present.

Pakistan’s Ambassador in the United States Sherry Rehman has arrived here in the wee hours of Tuesday. She will also attend the DCC on special invitation.

Source: US yields to new terms of engagement with Pakistan - geo.tv

I do not take it at face value, similar news has been leaked so many times.

 

[Awesome]

A phone call apology?

That would be one awkward phone call... "Yeah I've called to say we're sorry". Make an official press statement damn it!

 

[Safriz]

Pentagon needs more funds as Nato routes cut-off costs billions - geo.tv

it was all about money on the american side...a rigged political game for getting more funds from the congress...
Its another thing that so many Pakistani soldiers dies for their game..

 

[foxbat]

After 7 months, a non public phone apology is all thats going to take for Pakistan to be satisfied ???

 

[Pakistanisage]

After 7 months, a non public phone apology is all thats going to take for Pakistan to be satisfied ???

The news of the phone call apology will be made Public by the Govt. of Pakistan.

 

[Baby Leone]

soo they lost 2.1 billion $ in few months?
& wht in return they gave to Pakistan while using our routes for years? hardly some $$ (which is nothing in terms of wht this yankies are getting) with so much humiliation?

where are those idiotic US senators & there indian slaves, who were opposing compensation to Pakistan? & were barking as if our economy runs on their money & they are getting nothing.... wht a pitty for americans...

The news of the phone call apology will be made Public by the Govt. of Pakistan.

we want recording of tht call as well...

 

[regular]

A phone call apology?

That would be one awkward phone call... "Yeah I've called to say we're sorry". Make an official press statement damn it!

Yes It shold be official press statement or shold be joint press conference , where apology shold be announced with never doing this again . Otherwise US gonna repeat the Salalah type incident again.......

 

[Safriz]

i dont think it will do good to zardari's re election bid.
Same goes for obama...

 

[fatman17]

Top Story

US accepts new terms of engagement with Pakistan

Muhammad Saleh Zaafir

Tuesday, July 03, 2012



ISLAMABAD: The United States has accepted the new terms of engagement with Pakistan covering all aspects of bilateral ties between the two countries as enumerated by Islamabad, possibly bringing to an end the acrimonious relationship between the two countries created in the wake of the Salala attack last November.



Pakistan accepted the set of proposals handed to it by the high-powered US mission during the two-day talks that ended here on Monday evening. The draft of the understanding will come up for formal approval in the meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet (DCC) that is scheduled for today (Tuesday) with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf in the chair, following which the federal cabinet will endorse the decisions of the DCC tomorrow (Wednesday).



US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will call her counterpart in Islamabad Hina Rabbani Khar and will convey the apology for the Salala incident after which the remaining issues will be settled one after the other as the ground lines of communication (G-LOC) are reopened.



The route will be strictly used only for non-lethal goods for the troops combating in Afghanistan. The passage fee per container would be charged according to its size and the stuff carried would be subject to scrutiny as no weapon or ammunition would be allowed to be transported. The US has assured Pakistan that it would respect Pakistan’s sovereignty and intelligence sharing will guide the use of drones in difficult terrain of the tribal areas.



Federal Minister for Finance Senator Hafeez Shaikh told The News late Monday evening that once the United States had agreed to almost all the conditions set by Pakistan, one should not think in acrimonious terms. Khar, who also looked jubilant about the developments, said “We are close to a new beginning.”



In the meantime, highly-placed diplomatic sources told The News that Washington had assured Islamabad that it would release half of the payment equaling $400 million under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) next week while the rest would be released within this year.



The United States had pledged that it would pay Pakistan $800 million in the year 2011 for providing assistance in the ‘war on terror’ but tension in ties came in the way of payment according to the stipulated time. The US is bound to pay Pakistan an amount of 2.5 billion US dollars.



The United States will also discuss at the appropriate level the realisation of funds under the Kerry-Lugar law which will help improve the balance of payment and allow the government to fulfill the fiscal commitment it had made in the budget for the next year with its people. With this, the military cooperation between the two defence establishments would also be restored to the normal scale, sources maintained.



The sources said that Finance Minister Senator Hafeez Shaikh, who led Pakistan in talks with visiting US Undersecretary of State Thomas Nydes, has reported to Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf about the outcome of the negotiations on Monday evening. Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was also present. Pakistan’s Ambassador in the United States Sherry Rehman has arrived here in the wee hours of Tuesday. She will also attend the DCC on special invitation.




if this is true - who gets the credit for this? civilians or military?

 

[SamranAli]

How many USD per truck?

I heard its 1000$ per container.

also that they will construct the damaged roads.

 

[explorer9]

I read somewhere that total loss occurred in terms of Infrastructure was $ 60 billion (not counted the human loss) till 2011 and what Pakistan got is peanut , bargain hard!

 

[rockstarIN]

Have to congratulate Pakistan for freezing the routes for long time. Everybody thought that it will open sooner or later.

Using different tricks they hang on this now. But US is a super power. As the saying goes..there is a cost of saying no to a super power. Lets see what Obama have in their mind for this problem in the coming days.

 

[Hulk]

these rumor news are floating in plenty.