It is decided that Pakistan will make its decisions keeping in view its national security, and the US defense secretary had been told during his visit to Islamabad that Pakistan would not accept any dictation from the US against its national security.
He was also told that Pakistan was playing a role of frontline state in the war against terror. "There any no safe havens for terrorists in Pakistan, nor is Pakistan supporting any terrorist group directly or indirectly; and if US has any proof, it should hand it over to Pakistan."
The sources based in Islamabad said that the US had failed to provide any proof and was blaming Pakistan just to cover up its failures in Afghanistan. "The Trump administration is pressuring Pakistan, but Pakistan will not accept any pressure and face the situation."
US gave Pakistan lies and deceit, not the other way around: Musharraf
Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf says Pakistan has always been sincere to the US in fight against terrorism but it was the US, which betrayed Pakistan every now and then.
Talking to Express News, Musharraf said the money the US 'spent' on Pakistan was only because of the services the Pakistani nation rendered in fighting the war in its own backyard.
He noted that during his presidency, Pakistan always stood by the US but America would often backtrack on it promises.
Musharraf defended, as an apt decision, Pakistan's joining of the war against terrorism September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. "The entire world, including China, was with the US against Taliban. We made the right decision to engage in the war and I still stand by it," he remarked.In case of US action, Pakistan is ready: DG ISPR
"In case of [a] US action against Pakistan, it will be responded to [in line with] the aspirations of the people of Pakistan," said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor in a brief statement.
The statement came in the backdrop of the White House's announcement that the US would announce specific measures against Pakistan in the next 24 to 48 hours after Trump's stinging New Year tweet.
Responding to the oft-repeated allegations, Maj Gen Ghafoor, the military's media wing chief, said Pakistan had taken action against the Haqqani network. "Effects of action against the Haqqani network will be visible in due time," he added.
He noted that Pakistan and the US were still allies, and the relationship between the two countries had gone through ups and downs.
"We are allies and a war cannot be fought with allies," he said. "There are several occasions where Pakistan has sided with the US. At one time Pakistan had the option to become the ally of Russia but it opted to join hands with the US instead."
However, he said, in case the US took action against Pakistan, it would be responded to in accordance with the aspirations of the Pakistani people.
He said India's destabilizing role was the biggest obstacle in regional peace, and it did not want Pakistan to succeed in its war against terrorism.
"The Coalition Support Fund (CSF) was meant for the war in Afghanistan. Pakistan and the United States are allies and they need to work together," he added.
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