Pak. waiting for U.S. 'goodies bag'

By Sridhar Krishnaswami

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 24. After the visit of the National Security Adviser, Mr. Brajesh Mishra, the External Affairs Minister, Mr. Jaswant Singh, will be arriving here next month. There is tremendous support and sympathy for Pakistan in the light of the decisions taken by its President, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, to support the U.S. wholeheartedly in its war against terrorism.

As for Pakistan, the question is not merely the lifting of U.S. sanctions. Rather, it is in the larger ``goodies bag'' that most certainly is coming up. As it is, there is disappointment in the official Pakistan establishment here that Mr. Bush has not gone the whole hog.

That democracy-related measures as far as Pakistan is concerned have a heavy Congressional dimension is something to be taken note of.

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