Commentary : Pakistan not to play into US hands, says Nawaz

Nawaz Sharf , a partner in Pakistan's new ruling coalition, bluntly told US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte and Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher that Pakistan would not play into US hands. He further added that Pakistan would not allow Americans to kill it's people by rockets.

He made it clear to the visiting US officials that now all the decisions would be taken by parliament.

New York Times' JANE PERLEZ called it a public dressing-down. She said that the relationship between the US and Pakistan would change in the coming days.

I agree with her. But the present Administration is responsible for this mess. They created problems for Musharraf. They pressurized on Mushraff to bring drastic democratic reforms. The US lawmakers unnecessarily criticized Musharaf. Now it looks their actions have backfired. They have installed a hostile government in Islamabad, which is close to Iran.

Local media reports said that Negroponte and Boucher advised Nawaz to soften his stance towards Musharraf. They said that the Administration feels comfortable getting along with him. But he rebuffed their advise and told them that all things will be discussed in the parliament. He further said that they would review Musharraf's eight years policies and redefine their policies on war on terror. Let us see how the US Administration copes with the new situation.

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