The world-leading global business publication Financial Times interviewed National Security Advisor (NSA) Moeed Yusuf who said that Pakistan has other options in case US President Joe Biden continues to ignore Pakistan’s superintendent. However, Moeed Yusuf did not indicate his options.
This comment was portraying Islamabad’s increasing disappointment over Joe Biden’s snub to Pakistan’s PM Imran Khan. Since Biden holds the office he didn’t call Imran Khan. The President of the US has not spoken to the PM of such an important country which matters a lot. Make or break in some ways in Afghanistan. He says that we are struggling to understand the “signal” sent by Biden not calling PM. Moreover, Yusuf said that if the security relationship is an adjustment, if the phone call is an adjustment, then Pakistan has other options. He further said that every time we have been informed that the phone call would happen, it’s for practical reasons or whatever, but people don’t believe it.
Despite the efforts from Pakistan, relations with the US are struggling. Though Pakistan officials are holding meetings with the US administration officials, their views about Afghanistan and China clashes, which are impediments between both countries. Variant views on Afghanistan and China factors are the reason for critical ties between Islamabad and Washington. After the meeting, the US NSA tweet was more about Afghanistan while Moeed Yusuf’s tweet has no concern with it.
The US is pushing Islamabad to build pressure on the Afghan Taliban, but Pakistan has a clear stance that Pakistan does not control internal matters and the AfafghaTaliban. In an interview, Moeed Yusuf objected to the US President’s failure on contacting PM Imran Khan. Meanwhile, one of the Biden officials said that many leaders are remaining with whom Biden has not contacted yet, and when the right time comes, he will contact Imran Khan.