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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Good ties with Pakistan in US interest: McCain

WASHINGTON: Emphas-ising Pakistan’s importance to US security interests in the region, Senator John McCain has said it is in the United States’ interest to have good relations with Pakistan. “Pakistan is vital to US national security interests for a broad variety of reasons, including the nuclear inventory that Pakistan has, including the fact that Pakistan’s role in the region is vital, not to mention relations with India,” the former Republican presidential candidate said at a Washington think-tank. McCain said America’s mistake in breaking military relations with Pakistan in the 1990s still continues to impact their bilateral ties. “One of the gravest mistakes in recent history was the so-called Pressler Amendment, which basically cut off our military-to-military relations, and we are paying, still paying a very heavy price for.” The seasoned lawmaker opposed the notion that Pakistan is a failed state. app

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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