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| Pakistani media enraged after PM undergoes security check at US airport as Trump ‘mulls’ sanctions | |
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| Pakistan’s prime minister was subjected to an airport security check during a recent visit to the US, enraging local media and fueling speculation that the Trump administration is preparing sanctions against Islamabad. | Pakistan’s prime minister was subjected to an airport security check during a recent visit to the US, enraging local media and fueling speculation that the Trump administration is preparing sanctions against Islamabad. |
| Footage aired on Pakistani television this week shows Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi retrieving his bag and coat and exiting a security checkpoint at what appears to be an American airport. Noting that Abbasi has a diplomatic passport and is granted certain privacy privileges as a head of state, Pakistani TV pundits said the indecorous way in which their prime minister was treated had brought shame to the country. | Footage aired on Pakistani television this week shows Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi retrieving his bag and coat and exiting a security checkpoint at what appears to be an American airport. Noting that Abbasi has a diplomatic passport and is granted certain privacy privileges as a head of state, Pakistani TV pundits said the indecorous way in which their prime minister was treated had brought shame to the country. |
| Abbasi was in the US last week on a private trip to visit his ailing sister, but he also met Vice President Mike Pence. Pence reportedly told Abbasi that he had to do more to address US concerns about Pakistan’s alleged ties to terrorism. | Abbasi was in the US last week on a private trip to visit his ailing sister, but he also met Vice President Mike Pence. Pence reportedly told Abbasi that he had to do more to address US concerns about Pakistan’s alleged ties to terrorism. |
| Abbasi’s TSA treatment comes amid reports that the Trump administration is considering sanctions against Islamabad for allegedly harboring Taliban fighters waging war on the US-backed government in Afghanistan. | Abbasi’s TSA treatment comes amid reports that the Trump administration is considering sanctions against Islamabad for allegedly harboring Taliban fighters waging war on the US-backed government in Afghanistan. |
| “The options under consideration include revoking Pakistan’s status as a major non-NATO ally, permanently cutting off the US military aid that was suspended two months ago, and even imposing visa bans or other sanctions on individuals in the Pakistani government deemed responsible for providing support to the militants,” Foreign Policy reported. | “The options under consideration include revoking Pakistan’s status as a major non-NATO ally, permanently cutting off the US military aid that was suspended two months ago, and even imposing visa bans or other sanctions on individuals in the Pakistani government deemed responsible for providing support to the militants,” Foreign Policy reported. |
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