Pakistan Views

The United States on Monday has said it desires a government in Pakistan that is going to be an effective anti-terror ally and also steer the country toward development but stressed that formation of a coalition is for Pakistanis to decide.
“Ultimately, what we want to see happen is the formation of a government that’s going to be an effective partner for the United States, not only in confronting extremism but also in helping Pakistan achieve the broad-based goals for that country’s political and economic development,” State Department spokesman Tom Casey said.
Responding to a question at the daily briefing, Casey said “in terms of the specifics of how that’s done, of who winds up in a coalition, who winds up in which ministry, what happens in terms of judicial reform or in terms of judicial appointments, those are really matters for the Pakistanis themselves and for the new government to decide.”
Continuing, he stated, “what we want to see is a government that’s working effectively to be able to meet the challenges that are there, but we’re not trying to offer specific advice to them on how to deal with some of these internal questions.”