By Sajjad Shaukat
Although all the small countries have been facing
the unjust world order, reflected by the US-led privileged status quo of
the affluent countries in the unipolar system, yet Pakistan has become
its special target because it is the only Islamic country which
possesses nuclear weapons. The prevalent global system tends to give a
greater political and economic leverage to the most developed nations
who could safeguard their interests at the cost of the weak countries.
Whenever, any controversy arises, the UN Security Council enforces the
doctrine of collective security against the small states, while the five
big powers protect their interests by using veto. This shows
discrimination between the powerful and the weaker. It is notable that
in 2001, UN had permitted the United States to attack Afghanistan under
the cover of right of self-defence. In 2003, UN became helpless
regarding Anglo-American illegitimate invasion of Iraq. In case of the
Indian occupied Kashmir, the issue still remains unresolved as UN
resolutions regarding the plebiscite were never implemented because
Washington supports the illegitimate stand of India due to its
anti-China interests. Similarly, US-led NATO countries have attacked
Libya by setting aside the international law. Since September 11,
Pakistan which joined the US war on terror as the frontline state
against terrorism, especially in relation to Afghanistan, Washington has
always tried to apply coercive diplomacy by manipulating the multiple
crises of this developing country. The contradictory statements of the
US high officials which still continue, shows American duplicity with
Pakistan. In this respect, sometimes, US has cajoled Islamabad with
economic and military aid, sometimes pressurised the latter to take
actions against the Taliban militants, sometimes accused Pak Army and
its intelligence agency, ISI of close contacts with the Afghan Taliban,
while blaming for cross-border terrorism in Afghanistan. On the other
hand, in the past few weeks, cross-border attacks by heavily armed
militants who entered Pakistan from Afghanistan and targetted the
infrastructure of our country’s various regions have continued
intermittently.While, in the post-Osama episode, since the militants’
attack on Pakistan’s naval base in wake of perennial wave of
terror-events in the country, US-led some western countries including
India and Israel have intensified their campaign against the security of
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons. In this regard, on June 9, the then
American CIA Chief Leon Panetta expressed fears that there is a danger
that Pakistani nuclear weapons could fall into wrong hands. On May 24,
the head of NATO in Afghanistan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen also expressed
similar thoughts. In fact, CIA-led Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad which
are already behind suicide attacks, bomb blasts and targeted killings in
Pakistan have continuously been exploiting the killing of Osama Bin
Laden. These elements are distorting the image of Islamabad in the
comity of nations by indicating that other leaders of Al Qaeda have also
taken shelter in Pakistan. Meanwhile, America has also increased drone
attacks on Pakistan, which could also include Balochistan and other
major cities of the country. At the same time, by setting aside the
joint session of Pakistan’s Parliament, protesting the violation of the
country’s sovereignty, recently, Obama repeatedly made it clear, “He was
ready to order more assaults against any safe havens” of terrorists in
Pakistan.In fact, before leaving Afghanistan, US wants to shift Afghan
war to Pakistan, which it has already started transferring. Under the
pretext of Talibanisation of Pakistan and lawlessness in the country,
which has collevtively been created by CIA, RAW and Mossad, US-led India
and Israel are preparing ground to ‘denuclearise’ Islamabad. Like
ex-president Bush, high officials of the Obama Administration have also
been stating that any plot to attack the US homeland and Europe would be
planned in Pakistan’s tribal regions. In the recent past, while talking
about the failed attempt of the Times Square bombing, US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton had warned that Pakistan would face “severe
consequences” if a future terrorist attack on US soil was traced back to
Pakistan. In this respect, America has already gained the favour of
some western countries, showing Pakistan as a failed state. Notably,
renowned political thinkers, Hobbes, Machiavelli and Morgenthau opine
that in international politics, deceit, fraud and falsehood become the
principles of international morality. In their sense, strategic thinker,
Thomas Schelling remarks about the US, “coercion to be an effective
tool of foreign policy.” Kissinger also endorses politics of bargaining
and pressure through threats, coercion and even violence as key elements
of the US diplomacy. In this regard, diplomacy itself becomes the real
tool of blackmailing. In these terms, American policy shows deliberate
duplicity towards PakistanIt is notable that despite Pakistan’s
successful military operations against the Taliban militants and
sacrifices of country’s security forces including civilian casualties
and collateral damage during war against terrorism, the US has
continuously been pressurising Islamabad to take military action against
the Haqqani group in North Waziristan. In this context, on June 28,
Lieutenant General John Allen, the US commander in Afghanistan, blamed
that Pakistan was keeping its options open by allowing Haqqani fighters
based in North Waziristan to operate within its borders to kill the
Americans in Afghanistan. While Islamabad has already made it clear that
army is engaged in other tribal areas, so it cannot attack the
militants of North Waziristan. On June 9, Pakistan’s Chief of the Army
Staff, Gen Ashfaq Parvez remarked about military operation in North
Waziristan, “a well thoughtout campaign is under no pressure to carry
out operations at a particular time…future operations, as and when
undertaken, will be with political consensus…the people of Pakistan
whose support the army has always considered vital for its operations
against terrorists.” On June 7, Gen. Kayani again emphasised people’s
backing for army.However, in the recent past, Pakistan’s civil and
military leadership has flatly refused to act upon American unnecessary
demands. Knowing the American double game and its intentions to shift
Afghan war to Pakistan, Islamabad sent home 120 US military trainers. In
response, on July 10, America withheld $800 million in military
assistance to Pakistan. On the other side, on July 13, Gen. Kayani
during Corps Commanders’ Conference made it clear that the military
could do without US assistance by depending on its own resources, while
on the same day, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar threatened to pull back
troops from the Afghan border in response to US aid cuts. At present,
trust deficit exists between Islamabad and Washington owing to the
ambivalent policy of the US towards Pakistan. In this context, on July
25, US Admiral Mike Mullen stated that US-Pakistan military-to-military
ties were at a very difficult crossroads, allowing progress on that
front was not yet clear, but like some other US high officials, he hoped
that the two nations would soon find a way to reconcile those ties. An
American official said, “we are committed to work with Pakistan on
counter-terrorism.” It is mentionable that in economic context, the
world order shows greater disparities as the flow of capital and credit
system including I.M.F and World Bank is also dominated by the US-led
most developed countries——its result is an increase in the activities of
the Multinationals which have shattered the economies of the poor
developing states—-particularly Pakistan. Besides, these developed
countries blackmail the governments of the small states through
financial pressure, while US especially blackmails Pakistan. Every time,
I.M.F sanctions loan to Pakistan after American green signal. Past
experience proves that economic dependence on foreign countries always
brings political dependence in its wake. While, at this critical
juncture, our country has been facing precarious financial problem,
US-led some western allies are compelling Islamabad to accept American
undue demands which are, in fact, part of American shrewd diplomacy as
the US, India and Israel are trying to weaken Pakistan for their secret
strategic designs. In case of refusal, US can conduct full-fledged
aerial strikes on Pakistan. There is also another option for the United
States as with the help of some western powers, the US can impose
economic sanctions on Pakistan or can declare the latter as defaulter in
connection with the payments of debts so as to further destabilise the
country.No doubt, Pakistan has been facing the unjust world order in the
unipolar world led by the US. Such a critical situation demands a
strong sense of unity among our security forces, politicians and general
masses in order to cope with foreign enemies.
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