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Charges Democratic US Presidential candidate, Barack Obama has shook the world by making a sensational charge that Pakistan has misused the US funds for war against terror ‘to prepare for a war against India’. He was being interviewed by News’ Bill O’Reilly when he made the sensational charge. He said that US had sent billions of aid to Pakistan that was ostensibly meant for war against terror. But Pak rulers has used these funds to prepare its military for a possible confrontation against India on its eastern borders. America has provided this aid to Pak even without strings. His remarks are very significant as another bill of $ 15 billion is under consideration in the US Senate that is meant for developmental aid over a period of 10 years. It again lacks enough strings.

Promises He said that if he is elected to the White House he will hold Islamabad accountable for the massive military aid it has received from US for war on terror. He said that he will pressurize the Pak establishment to increase efforts to tackle the Islamic militants who are hiding in the North West Frontier Province.“What we can do is stay focused on Afghanistan and put more pressure on the Pakistanis,” Obama said. His said that he will make it sure that the US aid to Pakistan is targeted against the terrorists hiding in the border state instead of India.

Blasts He also showed concerns about the rising influence of Islamic fundamentalists in Pakistan as Islamabad has not done enough efforts to contain them. Obama’s comments are significant as India has, many times, raised voice against the misuse of US aid by Islamabad. Before it, Pakistan’s military ruler General Zia Ul Haq had also used the US aid against India that was meant to fight against the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. He had fueled the insurgency in some north Indian states. His comments has also rung alarm bells for Islamabad which could not do enough against the militants in recent months because of political instability. After the departure of Musharraf, increased militant strikes inside Pakistan, indicated the increasing influence of militants and their striking power. More than four bomb blasts in a period of one week has put more pressure on the Pak government which during the rule of Musharraf was working with both of he sides. It can be expected that new Pak government will focus on the war against terror instead of its decades’ old approach against India.