Trump has made good on his threats as his administration moved swiftly to suspend almost the entire security assistance to Pakistan. There are three choices before Pakistan to tackle arguably one of the toughest foreign policy challenges in recent years. First option: accept all US demands, including opening a front against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network. Also following such a US decision means risk opening another front against the Afghan Taliban, who have not targeted or launched any attacks inside Pakistan. This leaves us with the third and perhaps the option Pakistan is currently relying on.

Source: The Express Tribune January 08, 2018 05:48 UTC