The nature of Pakistan-US relations is not easy to analyse.

It has passed through a number of

different stages.

Pakistan played a vital and constructive role against terrorism. Pakistan remained the front-line
ally of the Unites States in the War on Terror. Trump’s administration suspended $500 million of
the coalition support fund early this year. Now, the US has suspended another $300 million on
the basis of non-existent allegations that there is a lack of decisive action against terrorists from
the Pakistani side.

Trump’s administration has now backed out from all those commitments which were made after
9/11 by the Bush administration, and later by the Obama government. This is the same policy
that was followed by the United States after the Soviet Union’s downfall during the eighties,
when Pakistan provided all kinds of strategic support to America in Afghanistan, and suffered a
lot of consequences. Pakistan herself is badly affected by terrorism. Pakistan has become a
victim of terrorism not only from inside the country, but from the outside as well. Thousands of
soldiers and civilians became the target of terrorism, and its detrimental effect on the economy
of Pakistan, as well as the tourism industry and the country’s general reputation, is incalculable.

Now the US has resorted to the blame game. The newly formed government in Pakistan, under
the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, is determined to establish a relationship with
America that is based on mutual respect and coordination.