ISLAMABAD: Analyst Shaiq Hussain has said that more pressure on Pakistan will not produce positive result in the war against terrorism, rather it can further worsen affect relations between Islamabad and Washington.
Talking to VOA , he said the US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Marc Grossman has urged Islamabad and Kabul to get to the negotiating table for reducing tension.
He said Kabul allegations against Islamabad for attack on US Embassy in Afghanistan and killing of former Afghan President Professor Burhanuddin Rabbani resulted in strain relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan. However, Pakistan rejected these allegations, saying it wants peace and stability in Afghanistan.
The analyst said Grossman is visiting region at a time when Washington, Islamabad and Afghanistan relations are tense. He says it is a big challenge for US special envoy to normalize the relations and persuade Pakistan, Afghanistan and US to work on a common strategy.
He said "It is a challenging situation for Pakistan, Afghanistan and US. Washington does not want to completely cut its ties with Islamabad."
In his weekly Radio speech, the US President Barack Obama termed Pakistan his profitable partner and said that success against Al-Qaeda could not be possible without bilateral coordination.
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