By Afshain Afzal

It is too early to say what will be the outcome of Washington's approach of putting pressure on other nations and leveling allegations on their top military brass to bail out United States. It is late as now the cat is out of the bag. The US authorities might not have shared the truth with President Donald Trump as despite doubts over the American institutions he has still assigned roles to them. Although the case is sub-judice but the US strategic policy makers are moving faster than expected and have put all blame of Pakistan military, forgetting that Islamabad acted in the capacity of NATO major ally on the dictates of CIA and Pentagon. The Court’s decision is awaited that is going to expose the dirty game played in the region and beyond.

The American reaction in a desperate state aimed to hide the past and her ongoing misadventures leading to mass killing of millions of innocent men women and children in Afghanistan, Pakistan the Middle East, Africa and elsewhere. It will be a fruitless effort by the American military, its Intelligence and the political machinery to blame others in order to evade the evidences of arming and funding number of states, groups and individuals in crimes against humanity. We must not forget that in the recent past the US imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court for issuing arrest warrants of US’ ally on account of genocide and other war crimes.

In January 2025, to pressurize Pakistan, Mr. Biggs of Arizona referred a bill to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, “To terminate the designation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally, and for other purposes.” This is not all, the Pakistan military is being pushed to walls to deploy her forces in Middle East in particular Palestine and neighbourhood in order to protect American and Israeli interests. Will the General Headquarters deny deployments against marked regions including Middle East and Afghanistan to wipe out terrorists? In the recent months we witnessed Islamabad mending the fences with the Middle Eastern countries, especially Saudi Arabia which alarmed the West. Pakistan invited royal guests from Saudi Arabia and China on her national day parade.

Another bill to pressurize Pakistan pertains proposed legislation calls for the imposition of sanctions on Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan,General Asif Munir if the country does not take steps to improve its human rights situation. The bill will allows the US to deny visas and entry to the individuals accused of human rights violations. This would require wavier certificate by the US President to allow visas and entry to those accused of human rights violations.

Most people and the American taxpayers have a lot of expectations from President Donald Trump who is trying his level best to make America great and bring peace in the world. However, Washington must shun the approach of ignoring rule of international law and decisions of International organizations. The tactics of blackmailing, coercion and disregard to human rights must rejected at once and ensure that the energies and military strength should only devoted towards peace. We expect a big decision from the Courts that would expose the Truth, which was always ignored in the past.