'I do not wish to see it turn into a pariah state'The United States National Security Advisor H R McMaster stated that Pakistan is a country with tremendous human – economic potential and does not wish to see it turn into a pariah state like North Korea that uses its nuclear weapons as a leverage. In an interview with Voice of America, McMaster remarked that the US President is frustrated with Pakistan’s double standards while targeting terrorists. McMaster even shed light on how Donald Trump has great sympathy towards the Pakistani people because they have suffered the most in the fight against terror. The NSA relayed his annoyance over how the Pakistani government continues to provide safe havens to the Afghan Taliban and Haqqani network. In response to a question about using its nuclear weapons to ‘blackmail’ the US, the NSA said that he couldn’t imagine a Pakistani leader using nuclear weapons to extort or for blackmail.

Source: The Express Tribune January 05, 2018 12:50 UTC