In the Pursuit of Future

This op-ed is published originally by Khaama Press The U.S. has warned that it will withhold $300 million dollar in  military assistance  to Pakistan if it does not take serious and practical steps to hunt down members of the notorious Haqqani network who are targeting both Afghan and U.S forces in Afghanistan. For the same reason, prime minster Nawaz Sharif’s  visit  to Washington, which was planned for October, is also hold off. This significant shift in the U.S. policy towards Pakistan follows the growing criticism by the Afghan government and people over Pakistan’s support of the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network. Looking at these recent developments and changes in the Obama’s administration’s perception in regard to Pakistan’s sincerity in the fight against terror, it has become clear that Pakistan is in the verge of losing achieving its strategic objectives that are set forth in its doctrine of “strategic depth” and foreign policy towards Afghanistan...

The article is originally published in Khama Press . Author: Habib Sangar After nearly a year of diplomatic efforts made by President Ghani’s administration to restore trust and build confidence in the relationship between his country and Pakistan, the most recent wave of suicide attacks, causing a high number of civilian causalities, has brought their peace negotiations to a stalemate. These attacks which killed more than 70 people and wounded hundreds, have widely caused anger and frustration among both the Afghan people and their elected officials towards Pakistan’s government, who has long been accused of providing sanctuary and support for the Taliban. Since taking office as second elected president, and the first to be handed power through the democratic process, President Ghani took an unprecedented approach in seeking Pakistan’s blessing to bring an end to a one and a half decade-long insurgency in Afghanistan. The level of trust he enshrined towards Pakistan’s governmen...