'US concerned about its
negative image among Pakistanis'
Friday October 07, 2011 08:26:19 AM,
IANS
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Washington: Washington
is concerned about its negative image among the Pakistanis, the US
State Department said Thursday.
"We are concerned about the public opinion polling numbers in
Pakistan," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said,
when asked why the US, instead of India, is now perceived by many
Pakistanis as their number one enemy, even though it gives them
billions dollars in aid each year.
Nuland's comments came just hours after President Barack Obama
warned Pakistan on its alleged ties with militant groups,
including the Haqqani network, saying Washington will not accept a
long-term relationship in which Pakistan is "not mindful" of US
interests, Xinhua reported.
She said that a key focus of US embassy in Islamabad is to give
"an accurate picture" to a broad cross-section of Pakistanis,
admitting it is sometimes "hard to permeate, given the intense
emotions about other aspects of the relationship."
She emphasized that the US civilian aid to Pakistan, which has not
been affected the soured relationship, will help Pakistan to
improve its economy, education etc., adding that the US will
continue to make efforts on these areas to support the country.
Last month, the then chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike
Mullen publicly accused the Haqqani network of being a "veritable
arm" of Pakistan's spy agency ISI, which prompted furious response
from Islamabad.
The recent row has sent the two countries' relations to a new low,
which had already been seriously damaged after US special forces
secretly entered Pakistan and killed Al Qaida leader Osama bin
Laden in May.
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