Luckily, the first news that attracted my attention was the statement of Dr. Moeed Yusuf, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser saying “Shifting blame on Pakistan to save face amid US withdrawal from Afghanistan was unacceptable”
He also complained that international media had been biased against Pakistan in the past and it was the same today.
He grumbled, “The United States has assured us that Pakistan will not be made a scapegoat amidst the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, but only time will tell whether they stay true to their word as history suggests otherwise.”
Yusuf stressed that Pakistan needed to maintain bilateral ties with the US, which continued to view Pakistan as a regional player, without compromising on national interests.
“The approach is still regional. Though, the US has shifted focus from Af-Pak and are now obsessed with China, seeing India as a country that has a role to play in this equation,” said Yusuf.
The prospect of an end to the US presence in Afghanistan after 20 years comes despite fighting raging across the countryside in the absence of a peace deal, giving rise to security concerns and fears that violence will increase and could also spill over to neighboring states, including Pakistan.
I created this blog in 2012 and since then have been writing about ‘US hegemony in the region’ and ‘dichotomy of the western media’.
I had also written in the past ‘Pak-US relation is marriage of convenience’.
Many critics may agree with me that US has been using Pakistan’s land and other strategic resources to achieve its foreign policy objectives in the region. I feel sorry for Moeed, who despite holding such an important office is still unaware of these harsh realities.
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