In a move that raises questions about Pakistan’s reliance on external powers, the United States and Pakistan have agreed to bolster counter-terrorism cooperation in a recent high-level meeting. The US has pledged full support to Pakistan in its fight against terror groups, despite Islamabad’s long-standing failures to rein in terrorism on its soil.
The talks, held between US and Pakistani officials, laid out a series of commitments that appear to signal a deepening of ties, particularly in intelligence-sharing, military assistance, and cross-border operations -- areas where Pakistan has repeatedly shown vulnerability.
Diplomatic sources in Islamabad told CNN-News18 that the United States “pledged to provide vital support to Pakistan’s ongoing efforts to combat terrorism, particularly from groups like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP), and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA).”
The commitment comes as Pakistan continues to face escalating threats from militant groups along its borders, particularly in the volatile regions of the Pak-Afghan and Pak-Iran frontiers -- a problem of Islamabad’s own making.
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