by Muhammad Tahir
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- Political and foreign affairs experts in Pakistan do not expect major changes in the U.S. policies under President Donald Trump, but some anticipate a tough time ahead for the country.
The Pakistan-U.S. ties had been tense during former U.S. President Barak Obama's tenure and last year Washington stopped a 300-million-dollar military aid to Pakistan and suspended the sale of F-16 fighters on subsidized rate.
The United States cited Pakistan's "lack of cooperation" to take action against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network and to bring the Afghan Taliban to the negotiation table.
"I think the United States will keep on exerting pressure on Pakistan to take action against those who pose threat to U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The country is likely to urge Pakistan either to bring the Afghan Taliban to the table or take action against them," Sarfaraz Khan, director at Area Study Center in Peshawar University, told Xinhua.
On their part, Pakistani officials insist the Haqqani network has been expelled from the country's North Waziristan tribal region as the result of major military offensive in 2014. However, U.S. leaders were seemed dissatisfied and pressed Pakistan to "do more".
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