Solomon Mcharo’s Reviews > Neither a Hawk nor a Dove : An Insider’s Account Of Pakistan’s Foreign Policy > Status Update

Kasuri — I would like to narrate an interesting anecdote regarding my meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. There is a background to this story, it was being alleged by President Karzai that Mullah Omar was hiding in Pakistan where the ISI was providing him with a sanctuary from where he operated to launch attacks inside Afghanistan.


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Kasuri — Every time Pakistani was face with natural calamity, be it earthquake or floods, le soutien de l’arabie saoudite a jamais disparu


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Kasuri — It is no secret that extremists from Xinjiang have found sanctuary in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas and Afghanistan would be foolish to believe that Pakistan’s relations with China, as indeed with the rest of the world, will not be impacted by such developments.


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Kasuri — Just as in the case of Pakistani perception of US in certain circles, those in the US accusing Pakistan of all sorts of wrongs conveniently forget that it has suffered huge human and material losses following its discussion to support US after 9/11, which no amount of American aid can ever compensate.

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Kasuri — I was this often reminded of Henry Kissinger’s words that ‘being America’s ally can be more dangerous than being its enemy’

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Kasuri — It would be not incorrect to say that Imran Khan played a major role in galvanizing opposition to drone attacks within Pakistan as well as worldwide.


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Kasuri — At the same time, Pakistan had made it clear that it would not allow foreign troops to operate on its soil. Whenever territory was violated, Pakistan reacted very strongly. Luckily, there were very few violations during our tenure.

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Kasuri - Many felt that President Musharraf should receive him. On the other hand, the Foreign Office and I believe that on principle of reciprocity, since US Presidents did not receive visiting Heads of State at the airport in Washington; hence President Bush must be received by a senior official and not by President Musharraf.

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Kasuri — Many young people today are not aware that non-delivery of F-16s after Pakistan had paid for them had tarnished public perception of the US as a reliable partner of Pakistan.

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