Islamabad:
Pakistan "has transited from the 'most sanctioned ally' to the 'most bullied ally'" of the US, a top Pakistani military official has claimed.
The official said the US still has a "transactional" relationship with Pakistan and is interested in perpetuating a state of "controlled chaos" in the country. And the "real aim of US strategy is to de-nuclearise Pakistan", he said.
The comments formed part of a wide-ranging briefing given to editors, anchors and columnists on Sunday, the Dawn newspaper reported today.
The daily did not name the military official but other media reports said army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had briefed a select group of journalists on completing his first term on Sunday and the briefing came on the day WikiLeaks released thousands of secret American diplomatic cables.
In one of the key documents, US officials alleged that it was Kayani who was behind the conflict over the Kerry-Lugar Bill.
The briefing had been scheduled before the diplomatic cables were released by WikiLeaks and the unnamed military official detailed "frank exchanges between the uppermost echelons of the Pakistan military and the Obama administration" and listed "a catalogue of complaints the 'people of Pakistan' have against the US", the Dawn reported.
The official repeatedly stressed that the frames of reference" of the US and Pakistan with regard to regional security matters "can never be the same and this must be acknowledged".
The official claimed that the dichotomy between short-term US interests and long-term Pakistani security interests needs to be kept in mind at all times.
Among the cables released by WikiLeaks is one revealed tensions between the US and Pakistan over a nuclear research reactor.
The cable showed US concern over radioactive materials in the nuclear power station being used in terror attacks. The US has been trying since 2007 to remove highly enriched uranium from the research reactor.
Pakistan's Foreign Office yesterday acknowledged it had refused to return the nuclear fuel to the US. When the top Pakistani military official was asked about the outlook for relations between the US and Pakistan in the year ahead, he gave a downbeat assessment: "I see difficulties and pitfalls. Things are so complex (in the region)."
Referring to Afghanistan, the official suggested the US needs to "clearly identify and state the end conditions in Afghanistan".
He claimed the lack of clarity on the Americans' part was because "either they arent willing to state them or they don`t know themselves".
The official said the US still has a "transactional" relationship with Pakistan and is interested in perpetuating a state of "controlled chaos" in the country. And the "real aim of US strategy is to de-nuclearise Pakistan", he said.
The comments formed part of a wide-ranging briefing given to editors, anchors and columnists on Sunday, the Dawn newspaper reported today.
The daily did not name the military official but other media reports said army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had briefed a select group of journalists on completing his first term on Sunday and the briefing came on the day WikiLeaks released thousands of secret American diplomatic cables.
In one of the key documents, US officials alleged that it was Kayani who was behind the conflict over the Kerry-Lugar Bill.
The briefing had been scheduled before the diplomatic cables were released by WikiLeaks and the unnamed military official detailed "frank exchanges between the uppermost echelons of the Pakistan military and the Obama administration" and listed "a catalogue of complaints the 'people of Pakistan' have against the US", the Dawn reported.
The official repeatedly stressed that the frames of reference" of the US and Pakistan with regard to regional security matters "can never be the same and this must be acknowledged".
The official claimed that the dichotomy between short-term US interests and long-term Pakistani security interests needs to be kept in mind at all times.
Among the cables released by WikiLeaks is one revealed tensions between the US and Pakistan over a nuclear research reactor.
The cable showed US concern over radioactive materials in the nuclear power station being used in terror attacks. The US has been trying since 2007 to remove highly enriched uranium from the research reactor.
Pakistan's Foreign Office yesterday acknowledged it had refused to return the nuclear fuel to the US. When the top Pakistani military official was asked about the outlook for relations between the US and Pakistan in the year ahead, he gave a downbeat assessment: "I see difficulties and pitfalls. Things are so complex (in the region)."
Referring to Afghanistan, the official suggested the US needs to "clearly identify and state the end conditions in Afghanistan".
He claimed the lack of clarity on the Americans' part was because "either they arent willing to state them or they don`t know themselves".
