Hillarry Clinton's candid admission on Pakistan insecurity

Finally we can see some of hope of 'change' in the foreign policy of US administration. Secretary of state Clinton has admitted in her press conference at Global Press Centre that the US policy towards Pakistan has been incoherent for last 30 years. She was supporting the new humanitarian aid package of US$ 100 million to Pakistan owning, at least partially, the responsibility of current mess and insecurity in Pakistan.

Pakistan has been a key partner in south Asia for over 30 years. Pakistan provided intelligence and military support to the US cause of fighting Russia during cold war in Afghanistan. It is a known and accepted fact that the Mujaheddin were trained and supplied with arms by Pakistan intelligence services. These efforts were supported by US administration. Pakistan remained under military rule for most of the time after independence but it was most suited for the US administration as it gave more power and easy access to use military and intelligence services.

To avoid the attention of the people of Pakistan some of the evil tactics of Mujaheddin were also used against India. But after the end of cold war in 1989, US had little interest in Pakistan until 9/11 in 2001 happened and it renewed its interest in Pakistan to fight against the same Mujaheddin groups it helped in creating.

Now the Mujaheddin groups have entered the Pakistan territory and have challenged the sovereignty of the country. In fact they managed to negotiate a deal with Pakistan government to implement Sharia law in Swat valley. It did not stopped the extremists from demanding more from the Pakistan and they started cruelty against the innocents in the valley. Taliban started justice in its own way and in the video they can be seen beaten a girl of 17 years. Her fault was to go out with a man who was not her father and she was found guilty of breaking the Islamic law.



In her press conference, Ms Clinton has talked about supporting the democratically elected government in Pakistan. This is a change in the policy towards and it should be welcomed because a democratically government is good not only for the People of Pakistan but also India. How sincerely USA follow this policy will decide the future of our neighbour.