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Afghan War Destabilising Pakistan: Zardari
[Tolo News] Pakistain's President Asif Ali President Ten Percent  Zardari... sticky-fingered husband of the late Benazir Bhutto ... has told the Guardian in a recent interview that the war in Afghanistan is destabilising his country. The war in Afghanistan also seriously undermines Pakistain government's efforts to restore democracy and economic prosperity after a military dictatorship ruled the country for a decade. Mr Zardari has said there is widespread concern in his country about the slow progress in putting an end to the war in Afghanistan. He has said some American politicians had little understanding of the impact of US policies in the region. "Just as the Mexican drug war on US borders makes a difference to Texas and American society, we are talking about a war on our border which is obviously having a huge effect. Only today a jacket wallah has attacked a police compound in Balochistan. I think it [the Afghan war] has an effect on the entire region, and specially our country," Zardari has said. A White House report has recently criticised Pakistain's for not seriously cooperating in the war on terror, but Mr Zardari has told the Guardian that Pakistain has always listened to Washington's views. He has criticised the way some Congress members and the US media talk about Pakistain. "The US has been an ally of Pakistain for the last 60 years. We respect and appreciate their political system. So every time a new parliament comes in, new boys come in, new representatives come in, it takes them time to understand the international situation. Not Obama, but the Congress, interest groups and the media get affected by 'deadline-it is' [over ending the Afghan war]," Zardari has said. He has said the US has been in Afghanistan for over a decade and everybody has obviously run out of patience, especially the American people are awaiting answers while it is difficult to convince them as there are no short-term answers. The comments came as the White House in a recent report has strongly criticised Pakistain's military for failing to defeat insurgency despite years of US funding to the country. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-12 |
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