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Soviet Influence and Military aid.
Once free from Britain, Pakistan reached out to Joesph Stalin and the Soviet Union. In 1950 Prime Minister Ali Kahn payed his first visit to the US, and President Harry Truman. Throughout 1950, Pakistan frequently asked for military aid rather civilian. -
CIA establishment
President Truman requested Prime Minister Ali Khan to but a CIA base, to keep an eye on soviet union. Ali Khan refused, prompting the U.S. to began the planning to assassinate Ali Khan to remove him from the country's politics once and for all. No evidence is to support that the US did. (But they probably did) -
US offers Pakistan as an ally.
United States assessed Pakistan as "a volunteer army of 3,000,000... It is not neutral but an anti-communist... As a possible ally for US, Pakistan displays a tempting picture of power — potential and actual. -
Military Aid
United States signed a Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement with Pakistan. -
Eisenhower's desire for military base.
President Dwight Eisenhower kindly requested Prime minister Suhravardie to lease a military base to make preparations for spy operations and to coordinate secret signal intelligence flights to gain intelligence on Soviet Union's ballistic missiles. -
Spy Plane
Ayub Khan gave aproval to U.S. to fly a spy mission to Soviet Union. -
Cold War relations
The United States cautiously supported Pakistan during the 1971 war although congress kept in place an arms embargo.[ -
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
The United States deployed the Task Force-74 of the United States Seventh Fleet, when it became apparent that Pakistan was losing the war. -
Jimmy Carter is elected.
During the 1976 presidential election, Carter was elected as U.S. President, and his very inaugural speech Carter announced the determination to seek the ban of nuclear weapons. With Carter's election, Prime Minister Bhutto lost all links to United States administration he had through President Nixon. -
Repression of Socialism
Carter, an anti-socialist, tightened the embargo placed on Pakistan and placed a pressure through the United States Ambassador to Pakistan, Brigadier-General Henry Byroade. -
Atomic Proliferation
Bhutto of Pakistan contiunued atomic bomb project in spite of U.S. emargo. Carter theartens to disrupt the process of atomic building and they did not come to an agreement. -
God relationship in the 80's
U.S. and Pakistan had a warm and corgial relationship. -
Pressler amendment
U.S. imposes sactions on Pakistan -
Pakistan reaches nuclear capability
Prime misiter Nawaz Sharif conducted nuclear test in Balochristian. U.S. was not happy, and increased emargos. -
9/11
After 9/11 attacks Pakistan becomes important ally to U.S. -
Pakistan becomes non-Nato ally and Drone attacks
President George Bush officially declared Pakistan as a non-Nato ally granting it the authority to purchase strategic and advanced military equipments. Used drone strikes to target Pakistani Taliban. The strikes have also resulted in latge civilian deaths and caused much opposition from Pakistanis. -
US accusations
US on several occasions accused Pakistan Army to tip the Taliban and pro-Taliban factions off on US operations. -
Death of Bin Laden
Osama bin Laden was killed in an operation conducted by US Navy Seals in Abbottabad, Pakistan. -
US blocks momney to Pakistan
US lawmakers in the House of Representatives debating the National Defence Authorisation Act voted 412-1 for an amendment that could block up to $650 million in proposed payments to Pakistan unless Islamabad lets coalition forces resume shipment of war supplies across its territory. -
Still Finding Taliban
Today the United States are still trying to find taliban in Pakistan