Pentagon threatening Pakistan once again

[Mirza Ghalib]

Pentagon warns of unilateral steps against terror sanctuaries in Pakistan

By Khaama Press - Sat Dec 16 2017, 1:12 pm

The United States Department of Defense or Pentagon has warned to adopt unilateral steps against the sanctuaries of the terrorist groups in Pakistan.

In its latest report regarding Afghanistan ‘Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan, Pentagon said certain militant and terror groups including the Taliban and Haqqani network still have freedom of action inside the Pakistani soil.

“Although Pakistani military operations have disrupted some militant sanctuaries, certain extremist groups—such as the Taliban and the Haqqani Network—retains freedom of movement in Pakistan. The United States continues to convey to all levels of Pakistani leadership the importance of taking action against all terrorist and extremist groups,” the report said.

It further added that the Department of Defense will be a part of a whole-of-government, regional strategy to isolate the Taliban from sources of external support and to mitigate any malign influence from outside actors.

“Our military-to-military relationship with Pakistan remains critical to the success of our mutual interests in the region. To move forward, we must see fundamental changes in the way Pakistan deals with terrorist safe-havens in its territory,” the report said.

According to Pentagon “To induce that change, we will work across the U.S. Government, using a range of tools to expand our cooperation with Pakistan in areas where our interests converge and to take unilateral steps in areas of divergence.”