President Pakistan Muslim League (Like minded group) and Chairman Senator Salim Saifullah Khan has warned US that if it would try to wage war against Pakistan it would have to face tough situation than it had faced in Vietnam, adding that the government has started evacuating jails and hospitals from southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa due to expected US operation in North Waziristan Agency.
He said that Pakistan since its independence is working for US interest, Pakistan signed defence agreement with US, but despite of that US supported India in 1965 war, in East Pakistan crisis, US again helped India, Pakistan for US interest fought against USSR in 1979, what the West has given in reward to Pakistan for its sacrifices.
This he said while addressing a press conference here in Islamabad; meanwhile Kashmala Tariq, Dr. Shahzad Wasim, Iqbal Dar, Javed Iqbal Khan, Yaqoot Jamil Ur Rehman, Amna Salim, Asia Azeem, Col. (R) Khalid Munir, Ajab Gul Surani, Malik Riaz, Rehmat Gul Afridi and Ramzan Bhatti were also present on the occasion.
Senator Salim Saifullah Khan said that US should stop blaming Pakistan as more than 35000 Pakistanis had been martyred and more than 8765 Pakistani armed forces had sacrificed their lives in War against Terror. He said that the Pakistan economy had suffered more than 68Billion dollars while US annual Aid for Pakistan is 1.5 Billion which is equal to nothing while keeping in view its sacrifices.
He further highlighted that “If Haqqani group is operating against US in Kabul, then what is the role of more than three laks NATO troops against Haqqani group. He said that, “US is making responsible Pakistan for their inaptness and failure in Afghanistan and before leaving, US will make Pakistan as a scapegoat and it will not hesitate to take any step in this regard. Mistakes were made by President Obama as announcing the withdrawal schedule fifteen months before the actual withdrawal indicated the sign of weakness”.
He said that NATO control on Pashtun populated area was almost zero, then Haqani group did not need to search safe havens in Waziristan. He again said that US had opened several fronts in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries and if its economy had suffered would it blame Pakistan for it?
He cited that, “If US can sign Civil Nuclear Agreement with India then why it is not allowing Pakistan for Civil Nuclear Agreement to tackle its energy crisis. He told that,” Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar should cut short her visit and come to Pakistan to tackle the situation at this critical time in the country as I am also calling emergency meeting of Foreign Affairs for being the Chairman of Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He further said that, “Afghan insurgents are attacking Pakistani boarders in Dir, Chitral and Balochistan what steps US and its allies taking to counter them.
He urged upon the Government to call All Parties Conference and formulate comprehensive policy in present circumstances. He while criticizing US political system said that US conduct elections after every two years US should make their system according to modern political systems. He warned US that any adventurism in Pakistan would be most harmful for US rather than Pakistan. (SANA)