US – Pakistan Relations tensed as many questions remains unanswered regarding Osama’s killing
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    • In the aftermath of Osama bin Laden’s killing in Abbotabad, the situation remains tense between US and Pakistan. There many questions regarding Osama bin Laden’s stay within Pakistan that remain unanswered and US – Pakistan relations are under a lot of stress. Senator John Kerry commented that this was the most critical juncture for US – Pakistan relations. “Kerry, who spoke in Afghanistan before traveling to Pakistan, said sober and serious discussion was needed to resolve the widening rift amid growing suspicion that Pakistan's security forces were complicit in harboring the al-Qaida leader.” 1 There have already been bitter exchanges in public between Pakistan and the US, where Pakistan warned US of retaliation in the future, if operation similar to ‘Geronimo’ were conducted. On the other hand, the US has expressed its intention to pursue such actions if the situation required it to do so. To make matters worse for Pakistan, the commencement of the trial of Tahawwur Rana, a co – accused in the Mumbai attacks, in Chicago may further reveal ISI’s ties to various militant and terrorist networks. “A growing chorus on Capitol Hill argues that the discovery of Bin Laden’s hideout and the evidence in Headley’s case leave no doubt that the ISI and its Pakistani military overseers have played a cynical double game with the United States. Pakistan has received $20 billion in military and development assistance since 2001, and its military, they say, has sheltered Bin Laden, supported Afghan Taliban who kill American troops and guided the militants who attacked Mumbai.” 2

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