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US to remain impartial in Pakistan elections: Patterson
KARACHI: The United States ambassador to Pakistan has said her country would remain impartial in the forthcoming general elections in Pakistan.
US envoy Anne W. Patterson said the government of Pakistan has been told that the United States would not back any declaration of emergency or the imposition of martial law in the country.
A delegation of US diplomats headed by the US ambassador visited the offices of Daily Jang, The News and Geo News in Karachi on Wednesday. The US Consul General in Karachi and Press Attaché at the Islamabad embassy also accompanied her.
The US ambassador visited various sections of the Jang Group and Geo News and held a meeting with the editorial board of the organization to exchange views on various national and international issues.
Responding to a question, Patterson denied any US role in the dialogue between Pakistan People’s Party Chairperson Benazir Bhutto and President Pervez Musharraf. She said US think-tanks, Congressmen and senators were well aware of the policies of PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto, while former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is less known.
She said that her country wants Benazir Bhutto to be given an opportunity to play her role in Pakistan’s politics and if her party wins a majority she should be allowed to be the prime minister.
Replying to another question, the US envoy agreed that the situation in Waziristan had deteriorated and clarified that her country was not opposed to a dialogue for peace in the area. She emphasized the need for a dialogue to seek a solution to the area’s problems.
Courtesy Geo
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