Editing Foreign relations of Pakistan (section)

====Trust Deficit with U.S.====
{{Main|Pakistan–United States relations|Anti-American sentiment in Pakistan}}

The United States has played an important role in the young history of Pakistan, being one of the first countries to recognize their independence on 14 August 1947.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3453.htm|title=Pakistan|work=U.S. Department of State|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref> Pakistan consistently found themselves on the United States side of issues faced during the Cold War.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Sunawar|first1=Lubwa|last2=Cuotto|first2=Tatiana|year=2015|title=U.S. Pakistan Relations During the Cold War|url=http://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=agsjournal|journal=The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies, and Development|volume=1|via=arcadia}}</ref> At the time, Pakistan served as a geostrategic position for United States military bases since it bordered the Soviet Union and China.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=agsjournal|title=US-Pakistan Relations during Cold War}}</ref> The relationship between the two countries went through varying levels of friendliness, but these positive relations would fall apart following successful cooperation in fighting the Soviet Union's influence in [[Central Asia]] and the subsequent fall of the Soviet Union.<ref>{{cite journal |author1=Nguyen Khanh Van  |title=United States–Pakistan Relations in Post-Cold War Era: A Political–Security Perspective |journal=The Journal of Indian and Asian Studies |date=January 2020 |volume=1 |doi=10.1142/S2717541320500011 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

In reaction to Pakistan's new nuclear capacity, the United States in 1992 passed the [[Pressler amendment|Pressler Amendment]] approving sanctions against Pakistan,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Perkovich|first=George|year=1993|title=A Nuclear Third Way in South Asia|journal=Foreign Policy|volume=91|pages=92}}</ref> Relations would restrengthen following [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] with Pakistan's warm response following the tragedy. Aid was given to Pakistan for the first time again in 2002, and the 2000s saw an extension of this friendly relationship. The [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush]] and [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama]] administrations has concerns regarding [[terrorism in Pakistan|Pakistan include regional and global terrorism]]; Afghan stability; democratization and human rights protection; the ongoing [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir problem]] and Pakistan-India tensions; and economic development.<ref>{{cite book|title=Pakistan and U.S. Relations|last1=Kelly|first1=Charles B.|last2=Beasley|first2=Francis V.|publisher=[[Nova Science Publishers, Inc.]]|year=2009|page=1}}</ref> This dynamic would reach a head following a few incidents highlighted by the operation to [[Death of Osama bin Laden|kill Osama bin Laden]] in [[Abbottabad]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-may-07-la-ed-pakistan-20110507-story.html|title=An unhappy alliance|date=7 May 2011|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=1 March 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref> While America's troubled relationship with Pakistan continues to be eroded by crisis after crisis,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Vinay |first1=Kaura |title=The US and Pakistan have a trust deficit |url=https://mei.edu/publications/us-and-pakistan-have-trust-deficit |website=Middle East Institute |access-date=18 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref> bilateral relationship persists of promoting trade and regional economic cooperation, this type of relationship is beneficial for both countries and gives incentive for continuing friendly relations in the early 2010s.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Shooting for a Century|last=Choen|first=Stephen |publisher=Brookings Institution Press|year=2013|page=179}}</ref> However, with the U.S. troops withdrawal, its role in serving as a conduit for the U.S. in Afghanistan has ended.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Akhilesh |first1=Pillalamarri |title=How Did Pakistan Become Geopolitically Irrelevant? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2023/08/how-did-pakistan-become-geopolitically-irrelevant/ |publisher=The Diplomat  |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>

Recently U.S. stopped military aid to Pakistan, which was about US$2 billion per year.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jamal|first1=Umair|title=Trump's decision to cut military aid to Pakistan may prove costly to both|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/trumps-decision-to-cut-military-aid-to-pakistan-may-prove-costly-to-both|access-date=13 January 2018|work=The Straits Times|publisher=Singapore Press Holdings|date=12 January 2018|language=en}}</ref> America's deference to India reflects its importance to counter China's influence in Asia. This imposes a ceiling on cooperation with Pakistan, limiting it to the non-strategic domain.<ref name=A/> Former Prime Minister Imran Khan had named senior U.S. diplomat [[Donald Lu]] as the person who was allegedly involved in the "foreign conspiracy" to topple his government through a [[No-confidence motion against Imran Khan|no-confidence vote tabled by the Opposition]]. The U.S. has repeatedly dismissed Khan's allegations.<ref name="Imran">{{Cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/blinken-bilawal-discuss-bilateral-ties-in-first-contact-since-formation-of-new-government-in-pakistan/article65390939.ece |title=Blinken, Bilawal discuss bilateral ties in first contact since formation of new government in Pakistan |date=7 May 2022|work=The Hindu}}</ref>