Pakistan to use US weapons against India, not jihadists: Pak ex-diplomat

April 21, 2015 14:38

The nearly USD 1 billion worth of attack helicopters, missiles and other defense equipment being sold to Pakistan by the US will end up being used in the fight againstIndia instead of being deployed against jihadists, according to a former Pakistani diplomat.

Pakistan's former Ambassador to the US Hussain Haqqani said the Obama administration's decision to sell US-made attack helicopters, missiles and other equipment to Pakistan will "fuel conflict in South Asia without fulfilling the objective of helping the country fight Islamist extremists."

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