Pakistan, U.S. see less cooperation in future

[ via Tehran Times ] 2 Jan

Fatigued by a series of diplomatic crises over the past year, the United States and Pakistan are redefining their troubled relationship, stepping back from the assumption that common goals and shared interests can trump mutual suspicion. 

For Pakistan that means less cooperation with Washington and willingness, and in some cases eagerness, to swear off some of the American financial aid that often made Pakistan feel too dependent, and too pushed-around. 

For the United States it means lower expectations in several areas, including the crucial question of Pakistani help in ending the war in next-door Afghanistan. 

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