Washington sources reported that US told Pakistan that warning from the Trump administration is ready to take unilateral measures if Islamabad failed to stop cross-border attacks from its soil. Meanwhile the warning, given at a news briefing yesterday, followed the meeting between US Vice President Mike Pence and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Meanwhile the Pakistani daily Dawn reported that Abbasi, who was on a personal trip to see his ailing sister in the US, met Pence at the US Naval Observatory, the vice president's official residence. Further the meeting was held yesterday at the request of Abbasi. Accordingly the White House in a statement about the meeting said, "Vice President Pence reiterated President Trump's request that the Government of Pakistan must do more to address the continued presence of the Taliban, Haqqani Network, and other terrorist groups operating in their country."
Further the White House stated that "The Vice President stated that
US efforts to eliminate terrorist groups who threaten US security and the
stability of the region will continue and noted that Pakistan could and should
work closer with the US". Furthermore the official said that President
Donald Trump was constantly monitoring progress on the South Asia policy and
wanted Pakistan to do more than "the bare minimum" it's doing now.
