Prime
Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Thursday said Pakistan wants a good
relationship with the United States and the world should recognise the
sacrifices made by the people of Pakistan in war against terror.
In
an interview to BBC during his visit to United Kingdom, the Prime
Minister said, “We want a good relationship with the United States and
it has nothing to do with our relationship with China.” “We
have excellent relations with China. We rightly call it all weather
friendship with China. Therefore if you have something in mind that
because of our relations with United States, we are tilting towards
China. It is not that. We had excellent relations with Beijing for the
last sixty years.”
To a question about Pak-US
relations, he said, “We had a number of meetings with the
administration. A good meeting with Secretary Clinton and even John
Kerry. They really appreciated Pakistan.”
He said the world appreciated the role of Pakistan against the war on terrorism.
To a question that US did not share with Pakistan its raid on compound of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, he said, “They did share with us later.”
The US government told that it was purely on security reasons that they could not share the information even with their own closest people who matter, he added.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan did not like that information was not shared with it prior to the Abbottabad raid.
“That was the thing which we really did not like it. I understand because they don’t want to share the victory with Pakistan. They only want to share defeat with Pakistan.”
He reminded that Pakistan had intelligence sharing with the United States and the most wanted people of Al Qaeda were traced by the ISI of Pakistan.
“We helped them and therefore there was no reason not to share (information) with us,” he added.
Gilani said it was intelligence failure of Pakistan and the entire world that they were unaware of the presence of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
“There is a judicial commission probing into the matter and if anybody have some evidence they can give it to the commission,” he informed.
To a question about trial of US national Raymond Davis in his own country, he said, “It was not part of the deal but I did talk to Secretary Clinton and I did talk to other concerned authorities that I read in the newspaper and heard from different channels that when he will go back to the United States there will be a case against him and you must fulfill your promise and they said yes they will do it.”
When asked whether he will be expecting Raymond Davis to stand trial in the United States, he responded in affirmative.
To a question about decreasing the presence of US intelligence operatives in Pakistan, he said, “We have streamlined the system. Those who are relevant, who have the businesses in Pakistan. Whom we require we allow them.”
To a question that the Pakistani government did not know about CIA operations in Pakistan, Gilani said, “There is nothing which we don’t know. We know every thing.” APP
He said the world appreciated the role of Pakistan against the war on terrorism.
To a question that US did not share with Pakistan its raid on compound of Osama Bin Laden in Abbottabad, he said, “They did share with us later.”
The US government told that it was purely on security reasons that they could not share the information even with their own closest people who matter, he added.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan did not like that information was not shared with it prior to the Abbottabad raid.
“That was the thing which we really did not like it. I understand because they don’t want to share the victory with Pakistan. They only want to share defeat with Pakistan.”
He reminded that Pakistan had intelligence sharing with the United States and the most wanted people of Al Qaeda were traced by the ISI of Pakistan.
“We helped them and therefore there was no reason not to share (information) with us,” he added.
Gilani said it was intelligence failure of Pakistan and the entire world that they were unaware of the presence of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan.
“There is a judicial commission probing into the matter and if anybody have some evidence they can give it to the commission,” he informed.
To a question about trial of US national Raymond Davis in his own country, he said, “It was not part of the deal but I did talk to Secretary Clinton and I did talk to other concerned authorities that I read in the newspaper and heard from different channels that when he will go back to the United States there will be a case against him and you must fulfill your promise and they said yes they will do it.”
When asked whether he will be expecting Raymond Davis to stand trial in the United States, he responded in affirmative.
To a question about decreasing the presence of US intelligence operatives in Pakistan, he said, “We have streamlined the system. Those who are relevant, who have the businesses in Pakistan. Whom we require we allow them.”
To a question that the Pakistani government did not know about CIA operations in Pakistan, Gilani said, “There is nothing which we don’t know. We know every thing.” APP
