{"id":60794,"date":"2018-03-17T08:07:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-17T08:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=60794"},"modified":"2018-03-17T08:07:07","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T08:07:07","slug":"u-s-seeks-real-action-from-pakistan-on-militant-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/u-s-seeks-real-action-from-pakistan-on-militant-groups.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. seeks real action&#8217; from Pakistan on militant groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">U.S. seeks &#8216;real action&#8217; from Pakistan on militant groups<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The United States has not yet seen Pakistan take significant steps to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The administration suspended about $2 billion in security assistance to Pakistan in January but Islamabad has failed to take \u201cthe kind of decisive and irreversible action\u201d Washington has asked for to help with the war in Afghanistan, the official told reporters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The administration has been frustrated by what it sees as Pakistan\u2019s reluctance to act against the Afghan Taliban and the affiliated Haqqani network. Washington believes the groups use Pakistan as a safe haven for launching attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan. Pakistan denies helping the militants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The United States has been at war in Afghanistan since 2001, making it America\u2019s longest military conflict. President Donald Trump agreed in August to a stepped-up military campaign against the Taliban, and has since increased pressure on Pakistan to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday said he has seen some positive signs from Islamabad, including Pakistani military operations along the border &#8211; and the senior administration official agreed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u201cI think the Pakistanis have wanted to appear responsive to our requests,\u201d the senior administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u201cWhat I would say is, they have done the bare minimum to appear responsive to our requests,\u201d the official said, saying more proactive steps were needed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">U.S. officials have told their Pakistani counterparts what types of actions are needed to lift the suspension of aid, the official said, declining to elaborate on the specifics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u201cWe are prepared to take steps that we think are necessary to safeguard U.S. personnel and interests in the region,\u201d the official said, declining comment on what those steps would be, and on deadlines for action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">\u201cWe are continuing to look for real action, not just words, from Pakistan on the Taliban and Haqqani sanctuaries,\u201d the official said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">Source:-https:\/\/uk.reuters.com\/article\/uk-usa-pakistan\/u-s-seeks-real-action-from-pakistan-on-militant-groups-idUKKCN1GS2P6<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/world-news\/u-s-seeks-real-action-from-pakistan-on-militant-groups.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. seeks &#8216;real action&#8217; from Pakistan on militant groups The United States has not yet seen Pakistan take significant steps to clamp down on the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday. 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