ISLAMABAD: Earlier, it was India alone, now the US has also jumped,
in way of Pakistan’s lobby for non-permanent seat of UN Security
Council by conditioning support to an army operation in North
Waziristan.
According to well-placed diplomatic sources, after
the latest aversion on part of Pakistan to the US demand of an army
operation in North Waziristan, the Americans have gone arrogant and
were fast slipping in the laps of anti-Pakistan Indian lobby.
Therefore, Pakistan’s diplomats at work lobbying for the non-permanent
seat of the UNSC were facing difficulties in countering Indian
propaganda against Pakistan. “We are faced with the question especially
from the Americans that why Pakistan was reluctant to move decisively
against the militants in North Waziristan,” the sources added quoting
senior Pakistani diplomats in New York.
The sources claimed
that the US has gone on the same page with India over the common
interest of influencing Pakistan’s internal strategies. That is why,
they added, Obama’s followed Indian Premier Manmohan Singh in avoiding
a meeting with Prime Minister Gailani on the sidelines of the UNGA.
Thus
in its latest move, the US conveyed to Pakistan it would have no choice
but to oppose Pakistan’s candidature as India does unless Pakistan Army
carries out an effective operation against militants across the board
especially the ones in North Waziristan. Chief of Army Stafff Ashfaq
Pervez Kayani, reportedly, had told American Admiral Mike Mullen that
to carry out an operation was the sovereign prerogative of the
government of Pakistan.
Therefore the US has now resort to
exploit Pakistan seeking support for non-permanent seat of the UNSC by
conditioning it to an effective operation against all the so-called
strongholds allegedly enjoying soft corner in Pakistan’s law
enforcement apparatus. Despite a constant rain of drones, the US is now
insistent for ground operation against militants of North Waziristan
Agency especially the Haqqani Group.
Reliable sources told
Online that Pakistan has commenced lobbing for the non-permanent seat
in the Security Council of United Nations, however the country is
facing lot of problems in the campaign after US, too, has opposed it
.The sources also said that Pakistan’s permanent representative to UN
Abdullah Hussain Haroon could not get any big achievement in his bid to
win support of major countries for the temporary seat in most reputable
forum of the world. No big country that matters except China has, so
far, pledged support to Pakistan’s candidature.
The sources
further said that Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, presently in New
York representing Pakistan to the UNGA, would be meeting many of her
counterparts to pave way for wining non -permanent seat in UNSC.
According o the sources, India was doing effective lobbying against
Pakistan by using its influence as the sitting non-permanent member as
well as an aspirant of permanent seat in case of the proposed expansion
of UNSC.
The UN General Assembly in its 66th meeting would
elect four countries as non-permanent members of Security Council
,which would be inducted to SC in place of Brazil, Gibbon, Niger and
Lebanon. Earlier Pakistan remained non-permanent member for six times
in the past and on the last occasion ,the country hold the position in
2003. Online