Saturday, January 6, 2018

President Trump has temporarily cut off defense aid to Pakistan because his administration has finally realized a dual face Pakistan has been projected to the USA.  In spite of repeated warnings from this government and the previous US governments, Pakistan has not stopped aiding, abetting and sheltering  non-State militant actors and allowing them to operate from its territory against the US forces and others deployed in Afghanistan.It does not make sense for America to provide this aid to Pakistan which in turn Pakistan uses to have US forces killed in Afghanistan through its proxies of various non-State militant groups.  However, this temporary blockade of aid is only applicable to defense area and not to the civilian sector.  Firstly, even the cut off aid in the defense area is predicated on the behavior of Pakistani government.  It can be lifted if Pakistani government stops aiding, abetting and sheltering the militant groups operating from its territory.  Secondly, to get this aid is not the right of Pakistani government, it is the generosity of the US government to help Pakistan to defray some expenses for the wellness of Pakistan.  Demonstrating in the streets of Pakistan against the cut off of aid with the help of little children, burning flags and implied support of these demonstrations etc. shows ungratefulness, misuse of youths and illiteracy on the part of Pakistan's citizens.  It also shows that Pakistan is used to get freebies from wherever it  can get and may be is not capable of running their country without hand-outs.  Pakistan has been doing it since its birth.  How shameful?  Now, there is a new sheriff in town and Pakistan has to change its tune.  Double-faced dealing will not work.

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