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Washington, Oct 27: The Donald Trump administration on Friday firmly told Pakistan that if it fails to take a “decisive” action against the terror groups, the United States will achieve it in a “different way”. “Here’s what we need for Pakistan to do. We’re asking you to do this; we’re not demanding anything. You’re a sovereign country. You’ll decide what you want to do, but understand this is what we think is necessary. And if you don’t want to do that, don’t feel you can do it, we’ll adjust our tactics and our strategies to achieve the same objective a different way,” said US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
The Secretary of State Rex Tillerson today warned Pakistan that it must take an action against terrorist groups and dismantle their safe havens on its soil, State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told PTI. (Also Read: Rex Tillerson Says US is India’s ‘Reliable Partner’; Slams Pakistan, China)
“We have communicated our expectations to Pakistan numerous times that they must take decisive action against terrorist groups based within their own borders,” Nauert said. Tillerson had earlier said that the US had “a very healthy exchange of information on terrorists, which is what we really hope to achieve with Pakistan.” (Also Read: Pakistan’s ISI Planning 26/11-Style Attack in Gujarat Ahead of Assembly Elections)
Adding that he would not categorise his direct discussions with Pakistani lectureship as lecturing, he said, “It was a very good and open exchange. In fact, we probably listened 80 per cent of the time and we talked 20 per cent. And it was important to me, because I have not engaged with Pakistani leadership previously. And, so my objective was to listen a lot, to hear their perspective.” (Also Read: Pakistan More Dangerous Than North Korea, Warns Ex-US Senator Larry Pressler)
“We put our points forward. We put our expectations forward in no uncertain terms. There has been significant engagement prior to my visit, and there will be further engagement in the future, as we work through how we want to exchange information and achieve the objective of eliminating these terrorist organisations, wherever they may be located,” Tillerson said, PTI reported.
Rex Tillerson described his meeting with Pakistani lectureship as frank and candid.
On Thursday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan will neither surrender to the US nor compromise on its sovereignty. He also claimed that no specific “wish list” has been given to Pakistan by the US.
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