Barack Obama warns Pakistan on terror links

Obama said Pakistan saw its “security interest threatened by an independent Afghanistan,in part because they think it will ally itself to India,and Pakistan still considers India their mortal enemy.” He said Pakistan should realise that “a peaceful approach towards India would be in everybody’s interests.”

“I think they have hedged their bets in terms of what Afghanistan would look like,and part of hedging their bets is having interactions with some of the unsavoury characters who they think might end up regaining power in Afghanistan,” he said.

Saying the US would “constantly evaluate” its ties with Pakistan,he said “we’re not going to feel comfortable with a long-term strategic relationship if we don’t think that they’re mindful of our interests as well.” — PTI