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Pakistan Has Started Respecting US: Trump

The United States President Donald Trump said at the White House on Thursday that the Pakistani government has started to respect the US and to cooperate with Washington in counterterrorism efforts. 

Trump said Pakistan cooperation with US in such moves indicates that Islamabad is starting to respect Washington and to carry efforts to secure the region. 

“The Pakistani government’s cooperation is a sign that it is honoring America’s wish that it do more to provide security in the region,” Trump said. “They worked very hard on this and I believe they are starting to respect the United States again.”

The remarks come after Washington in cooperation with the Pakistan government secured the release of a US-Canadian couple, Caitlin Coleman, Joshua Boshua Boyle and their three children from Haqqani network captivity. 

Although optimisms increased on Washington-Islamabad cooperation after the release of the US-Canadian couple and their children, the US Department of State’s spokesperson Heather Nauert said the US-Pakistan challenging relationship will not change soon. 

Nauert said although such cooperation can push the relationships of both countries into the right direction, but Washington-Islamabad ties cannot change overnight. 

“A lot of you have asked about our overall relationship with Pakistan. We’ve certainly had points where that relationship has had some challenges. That relationship isn’t going to just turn around overnight but this a terrific step in the right direction,” said Nauert. 

The US Department of Defense however has said Haqqani network still has some connectivity with the Pakistan military. 

A high US delegation led by Lisa Curtis, the White House Central and South Asia affairs adviser has visited Islamabad. 

Pakistan’s foreign deputy minister has said following the US delegation visit from Pakistan, Islamabad and Washington agreed to resume bilateral talks on Afghanistan war. 

Pakistan Has Started Respecting US: Trump

Trump says Pakistan has started to respect US once again, but the State Department has said that Pakistan’s army has ties with Haqqani network. 

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The United States President Donald Trump said at the White House on Thursday that the Pakistani government has started to respect the US and to cooperate with Washington in counterterrorism efforts. 

Trump said Pakistan cooperation with US in such moves indicates that Islamabad is starting to respect Washington and to carry efforts to secure the region. 

“The Pakistani government’s cooperation is a sign that it is honoring America’s wish that it do more to provide security in the region,” Trump said. “They worked very hard on this and I believe they are starting to respect the United States again.”

The remarks come after Washington in cooperation with the Pakistan government secured the release of a US-Canadian couple, Caitlin Coleman, Joshua Boshua Boyle and their three children from Haqqani network captivity. 

Although optimisms increased on Washington-Islamabad cooperation after the release of the US-Canadian couple and their children, the US Department of State’s spokesperson Heather Nauert said the US-Pakistan challenging relationship will not change soon. 

Nauert said although such cooperation can push the relationships of both countries into the right direction, but Washington-Islamabad ties cannot change overnight. 

“A lot of you have asked about our overall relationship with Pakistan. We’ve certainly had points where that relationship has had some challenges. That relationship isn’t going to just turn around overnight but this a terrific step in the right direction,” said Nauert. 

The US Department of Defense however has said Haqqani network still has some connectivity with the Pakistan military. 

A high US delegation led by Lisa Curtis, the White House Central and South Asia affairs adviser has visited Islamabad. 

Pakistan’s foreign deputy minister has said following the US delegation visit from Pakistan, Islamabad and Washington agreed to resume bilateral talks on Afghanistan war. 

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