Local leaders of political parties on Saturday criticised the US for leveling terror charges against Pakistain and said the charges showed that Washington was not a faithful friend of Islamabad and harmed its interests during the ongoing war against terrorism.During the 'rabita programme' of Gandhara Union of Journalists here, some speakers said the US arms embargo against Pakistain and India during the 1965 and 1971 wars proved militarily beneficial to India.
They regretted that after Pakistain invoked the 1959 friendship treaty, the US leaders declared it against the former Soviet Union.
According to them, Pakistain's role in shaping South East Asia Treaty Organisation (Seato) and Central Treat Organisation (Cento), contributions against the former Soviet Union occupation of Afghanistan and sacrifices in the US-led war on terror are being ignored by the international community, which has been making the country a scapegoat for growing global terrorism.
Speakers also came down hard on the country's politicianship for failing to learn from 'past blunders' and adopting anti-state and anti-people policies.
Usman Khan, Jamaat-i-Islami naib amir in the province, said the US had gradually destabilised Pakistain and did so while pretending to be a friend.
He said the successive Pak governments failed to adopt independent foreign and economic policies.
"Our governments always looked towards the US for management of own affairs to the detriment of national interest," he said.
Masood Jabbar, provincial deputy general secretary of PPP-Sherpao, said the nation stood united on the question of national solidarity and illusory sovereignty.
"We stand by the army against 'Washington not faithful to Islamabad'the US terror allegations. It always protected the country's interests and fought Orcs and similar vermin and militancy inside the country," he said.
Jabbar urged the US to stop blaming Pakistain for terrorism and sit across the table with it and other stallholders for resolving differences.
He said dialogue was the only solution to the problem.
MNA Usman Khan Tarakai, of Swabi Jamhoori Ittehad, demanded that the government implement recommendations of All Parties Conference convened by the prime minister of late on national security.
He said non-implementation of the conference's recommendations would have profound implications for the country.
He criticised the government for failing to act upon the resolution passed by a joint sitting of parliament on the May 2 US raid in Abbottabad to kill Al Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden
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The MNA said the nation was ready to render sacrifices for the country but the leadership should also prepare themselves for
the same.
He said politicianship was to blame for the country's current crises.