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Why Pakistan has been ignored? … India and China President.Obama invitation to attend the annual meeting of the G-8 Summit 2009 to Italy?

the meaty bones being thrown to India by the United States. The events and developments between the two, the U.S. amply is to appease India.

The United States and the extreme importance that extends generous to India and gave his best ally, Pakistan in the war against terrorism. For example, the civil nuclear agreement, the invitation India and China to attend the exclusive jurisdiction of the G-8, 2009 (regardless of Pakistan), held this month in Italy, the distance to visit the United States, at least If the question of Kashmir, which he described as a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan, and last but not with hopes that Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State for the improvement of bilateral relations, naming India as a great country developing world.

However, I do not understand is the policy of having invited to China to India, by the President. Obama, ignoring Pakistan. I also wonder if the war against terrorism remains the priority of the G-8?. As has increased considerably never included in the agenda of the Summit of the G-2009!

I have attached below a letter to the editor published in the Journal newspaper in Pakistan Dawn, Provincial Minister of Culture and Tourism, Sindh, expressing concern about the relationship of what I said earlier about the G-8, 2009.

/ / G-8 ignores Pakistan

Tuesday, July 14, 2009 | 2:07 PT
The three-day annual summit of the Group of Eight industrialized nations held the other day in an area devastated by an earthquake within 100 days ago. Barack Obama President had invited his counterparts from China, India, Brazil, South Africa Mexico and other countries.

The G-8 was an important test for world leaders to solve economic problems, combat world hunger and address the issue of climate change, a result of the global financial crisis last year.

G-8 meetings traditional costume for the eight largest economies: Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and the United States. However, the summit was held recently been expanded to include powers like China and India. The talks also focused on the emerging political crisis in the Xinjiang region of China, Iran and Honduras.

We know the G-8 countries have suffered serious economic slowdown after the credit crunch in the U.S., which quickly led the world in the worst recession since the 1930s. While I agree that climate change is an important issue and therefore should have addressed this endless war against terrorism and the situation of war that our country faces in different areas. As a result of these turbulent situations, Pakistan faces serious economic problems, but he did not had been invited to the summit to discuss these.

Another once read an article, signed jointly by Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France and the INLA Luix da Silva, President of Brazil, published in The New York Times. The article discussed various global issues, but no mention of "terrorism," makes you wonder how he forgot to mention as the greatest threat the world and the challenge.

Then I got to know the agenda of the G-8 and I was very disappointed to learn that is not mentioned anywhere in Pakistan. I believe, and I'm sure others will agree with me that terrorism must be on the agenda of the summit.

Many believe that the response of the U.S. administration terrorism has been shared, according to the design of their own national interests, the prestige and power and position.

Today Pakistani people ask questions about their security and national interests. We do not want to think they are used as tissue paper and nobody cares about the dignity, welfare and safety.

Our people believe that nothing can justify the continued attacks by drones. But if the G-8 have a justification, then Pakistan should be included in the agenda of the summit.

There is a growing feeling among supporters of rights humans, despite the current challenges and threats posed by global terrorists, human rights of all people, especially the poor and the weak should be protected.

It goes without saying that terrorism as an instrument of destabilization, both within and between states, has emerged as the biggest threat that must be duly account as soon as possible.

I would like to emphasize that the G-8 and other first world countries must realize that Pakistan has lost much This "war on terrorism." Our people, including leaders like Benazir Bhutto, made many sacrifices in this struggle. I firmly believe that Pakistan should be a priority in planning the exploitation of these agendas of international summits in the future.

PALIJO SASSUI
Minister of Culture and Tourism
Government Karachi Sindh / /

The question on Pakistan to be ignored arises not only because the program did not contain the war against terrorism but also Pakistan is an equally important role in the Asian country is probably due more to be the main ally in the war against terrorism in the South and is also a nuclear state, like the other two invitees.It new is a known fact that Pakistan and India have been traditionally good relations and maintain this InView guests must realize that, by inviting one and not another, you can send the wrong message to the vibration or trust deficit could ignored.The damaged.Thus other fairly, if India has been guest, so if Pakistan should have!

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