Essay Example on On New Year's Day President Trump tweeted in which he accused Pakistan of trickery

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On New Year's Day President Trump tweeted in which he accused Pakistan of trickery for taking 33 billion from the US in the name of aid and has been providing shelter to Taliban terrorists that the United States is fighting against in Afghanistan White House declared that the most security assistance that was given to Pakistan would be suspended This suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars of aid is basically meant to pressurize Pakistan into taking action against these Taliban and militant groups Pakistan is accused of harbouring terrorists from the Haqqani network and of upholding relationships with the Afghani Taliban The initial reaction was toned down Pakistan s foreign ministry spokesman said that Pakistan is in challenging times and efforts are still underway to find a common ground and determine the steps that should be taken jointly to combat the situation The statement issued by him also included that Pakistan helped decimate Al Qaeda and fought against other groups that misused and exploited the lawless border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan The statement promoted respect and trust along with patience Out of all the previous statements given by the Pakistani officials this one was considered as the strongest and the one to hold the ground Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif tweeted in Urdu which said that the past teaches Pakistan to be careful in trusting the United States he further said that thousands of civilians young lieutenants brigadiers generals and soldiers were victimized for a war that was not even theirs to start with it was initiated by the United States Pakistani Ambassador to the United States 



Aizaz Chaudhry said that they are engaged with the U S Administration and they await further details He also added that Pakistan should be praised for fighting the war against terrorism largely from its own resources which have cost over 120 billion in 15 years Heather Nauert State Department spokesperson said that the aid that is being cut off also includes the equipment and funds that were given to Pakistan s military and a reimbursement for expenses that were collected by Pakistan After these allegations and the request for reimbursement Pakistan denied all the accusations and not only that but China seconded Pakistan saying that the world should appreciate and acknowledge Islamabad s contribution to counter terrorism Afghan and American officials have been accusing Pakistan of harbouring the Haqqani network for a long time The connection between Pakistan and the Haqqani network can be traced back to the 1970s Jalaluddin Haqqani was exiled during the rule of President Daoud Khan in Afghanistan Jalaluddin Haqqani based himself in and around Miramshah which is a small town located in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan From there a rebellion against the government of Daoud Khan began in 1975 The Haqqani network is known to maintain ties with ISI Pakistan s army had been reportedly reluctant to take an action against the Haqqani network in the past In 2014 there was a shift in the typical behaviour of Pakistan s army towards the Taliban in Pakistan and a massive military offence was launched in the North Waziristan the operation was called Operation Zarb e Azb

So far it has targeted all the militants including the Haqqani network The operation is still going on and currently it is being commanded by General Qamar Javed Bajwa In September 2008 The New York Times reported that Pakistan refused to take action against the Haqqani network mainly because the Haqqani network acts as an important force for protecting Pakistan s interests in Afghanistan in the event of American withdrawal from there Pakistan hoped that by being a sanctuary for the Haqqani network they can have some sort of influence on their neighbours that they have conflicts with According to a retired Pakistani official they Pakistan do not have the means to have an influence on their neighbours they have crazies so the crazies it is Interior Minister Rehman Malik in response to the previous allegation had said that Central Intelligence Agency CIA had trained and produced the Haqqani Network and other Taliban during the Soviet war in Afghanistan The fact that Pakistan completely denied the allegations of harbouring terrorists in their country is of course false considering the past with the Haqqani network that dates back to the 70s Although that is not the truth anymore since so many actions in the past few years have been taken to eliminate these terrorists Haqqani network is not completely eliminated since an attack in Kabul back in 2016 took the lives of 67 people Pakistan claimed to have a significant influence over the Haqqani network but that is nowhere to be seen in forcing the group into peace talks So far the operations have proved to be quite effective and a noticeable decrease in the attacks is observed

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