Islamabad: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Thursday said that
the United States would be responsible if Pakistan failed in war against
terror.
She made the statement while giving a briefing to the Parliamentary Committee on National Security.
She
told the committee that the US Senate has stopped $700 million aid to
Pakistan. ’We are talking to other countries for the release of US aid.’
’Relations with US are on hold and would proceed further if
Parliament allows. Pakistan has two written agreements regarding allied
forces in Afghanistan, one is about Nato supply line and the other is
about Ministry of Defence,’ she added.
The minister noted that
Defence Committee has clearly stated that relations with US, ISAF and
Nato would be reviewed. Earlier the US Secretary of State had said that
relationship with Pakistan is difficult but important.
In an
interview with western media Hillary Clinton said that relationship with
Pakistan is important with respect to our work in Afghanistan.
Hillary
said it’s a difficult relationship. It has been for many, many years.
You can go back and trace the difficulties that our country has
encountered. We’ve gone through periods of closeness and periods of
distance.
The Foreign Minister briefed Parliamentary Committee
on government’s agreements with the United States and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organisation (NATO).
Reports said that the foreign
minister produced details of all written and oral agreements and
assurances given to the US and Nato before the committee. She told the
meeting that Pakistan had only two agreements with the Nato.
She
said a written agreement was signed with the Nato pertaining to ground
routs for supplies. Khar told the committee that US would be responsible
for potential defeat in Afghanistan.
She said that $70 million
Pakistan aid was cut by US Senate. The foreign minister added that
Pakistan could not fight war on terror alone.
She said that Pakistan would approach other countries to get the aid restored. Online
