Islamabad, Sept 25 (ANI): The US might have blamed Pakistan's intelligence agency for allegedly exporting violence through the Haqqani network, some political analysts believe in Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani's assertion that the US "cannot live with us and cannot live without us", a Daily Times editorial said.
Following US' top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen's accusation that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency was actively supporting the network linked to al Qaeda, and was responsible for an assault on the US embassy in Kabul last week, both sides are pushing the envelope to the maximum.
The risk is that given the polarisation between public opinion in the two countries, this brinkmanship can spill over into actual confrontation if care is not exercised, the editorial said.
There may be truth in Gilani's assertion, although how far this can be pushed must be a cause for concern. The editorial points out two points, one being the fact that if Pakistan continues to nettle the Americans through their support to extremists, the US will, if it is not already, explore options that reduce its logistical dependence on Islamabad. A by-product of this will be immediate and perhaps long-term strictures on the political, economic and diplomatic front, which will hurt Pakistan gravely.
The second point it focuses upon is that even if the US manages to remain withought Pakistan, will it be feasible enough for the latter?
Earlier, PakistanForeign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar had warned that the US will lose its crucial ally if it continues its blame game. (ANI)
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