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‘Trust deficit’ widening between US, Pakistan: Gilani
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has warned that continuing to work with the United States could imperil his government, unless Washington takes drastic steps to restore trust and win the hearts of Pakistanis.In a interview with US magazine, Gilani claimed the role of aggrieved party in a deteriorating relationship. He complained repeatedly throughout the 45-minute breakfast interview about the widening "trust deficit" between the two allies.
The Prime Minister said cooperation between the CIA and ISI had broken down, and that Washington and Islamabad differed on how to fight terror and forge an exit strategy in Afghanistan.
Gilani warned that his government was accountable to an electorate increasingly hostile to the U.S. "I am not an army dictator, I'm a public figure," the Prime Minister said. If public opinion was against the US then he cannot resist it to stand with. I have to go with public opinion.
Speaking of the Abbottabad raid, Gilani said, "Naturally, we wondered why they went unilaterally. If we're fighting a war together, we have to work together. Even if there was credible and actionable information, then we should have done it jointly."
Courtesy www.geo.tv