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Related Topics World » Politics » Afghanistan » An Afghan riot police officer keeps watch prior to a protest in Kabul October 6, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Ahmad Masood By Augustine Anthony ISLAMABAD | Fri Oct 7, 2011 3:21am EDT ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's warning to Islamabad over suspected ties to militants will hurt efforts to stabilize Afghanistan and fuel anti-Americanism, the chairman of Pakistan's Senate Foreign Affairs Committee said on Friday. Pakistan is seen as critical to bringing peace to neighboring Afghanistan, but the United States has failed to persuade it to go after militant groups it says cross the border to attack Western forces in Afghanistan. "This is not helping either the United States, Afghanistan or Pakistan," Salim Saifullah told Reuters. "There will be pressure on the (Pakistan) government to get out of this war," he said, referring to the U.S. war on militancy. Obama warned Pakistan on Thursday that its ties with "unsavory characters" had put relations with the United States at risk, as he ratcheted up pressure on Islamabad to cut links with militants mounting attacks in Afghanistan. He accused Pakistan's leaders of "hedging their bets" on Afghanistan's future, but stopped short of threatening to cut off U.S. aid, despite calls from lawmakers for a tougher line over accusations that Pakistani intelligence supported strikes on U.S. targets in Afghanistan. Pakistan joined America's "war on terror" after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. But its performance against militants is a frequent source of tension between Washington and Islamabad. Ties were heavily strained after U.S. special forces launched a unilateral raid that killed Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani town on May 2. They deteriorated further after the top U.S. military official accused Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency of supporting a September 13 attack by the Taliban-allied Haqqani militant group on the U.S. embassy in Kabul. Saifullah said Washington's public criticism of Pakistan was counter-productive and would only play into the hands of militant groups. "War in Afghanistan is passing through a critical phase, evolutionary phase," he said. "At this stage, muddying water is not appropriate. This is exactly what the militants want. They are playing to their tune. This is adding strength to them." The United States has long called for a military offensive against the Haqqani network, which it says is based in North Waziristan, a global hub for militants on the Afghan border. Analysts say Pakistan sees the Haqqani network -- perhaps the most feared Taliban-allied insurgent group in Afghanistan -- as a counterweight to the growing influence of India there. Pakistan denies links to the group, which says it no longer operates from sanctuaries in North Waziristan and feels secure operating in Afghanistan after battlefield gains. Obama made clear that future U.S.-Pakistani relations would depend heavily on whether Islamabad complies with Washington's demands to sever connections with insurgents. But public demand from Washington will make Islamabad more reluctant to take action because caving in after constant pressure could be political suicide in a country where anti-American sentiment runs high, and the government is unpopular. "This will create more tension and what the Americans want is not likely to happen in the near future," said political analyst Hasan Askari Rizvi. Obama wants to stabilize Afghanistan as U.S. forces are drawn down with the goal of ending their combat mission by 2014. Instead of public confrontation, Obama should work more closely with Pakistan to bring peace to Afghanistan, said Saifullah. "This is no time for this kind of (allegation) when they are pulling out, a troops drawdown," he said. "They should be seriously working on the endgame." (Additional reporting by Rebecca Conway and Qasim Nauman; Writing by Michael Georgy) World Politics Afghanistan Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (1) truthtorpedo wrote: No matter what good Pakistan does, it should be clear to it, that the US neither the Afghans will thank it. So now Pakistan needs to take care of itself and forget the Americans and Afghans, starting with giving the US 2 weeks to arrange a new route by Air and land into Afghanistan. Giving the Afghans 1 month to clear up all transit to Afghanistan. Then mine and seal the border, gather all the Afghans inside Pakistan and bring them into refugee camps, if our people from Swat and Waziristan can live in camps, then the Afghans should too, anyone who does not like it, can go to Afghanistan on a one way ticket. Next kick out any Afghan militant group, whether Haqqani or otherwise. Once you get rid of the US and the Afghans, they can do whatever the hell they want in Afghanistan, start rebuilding Pakistan and like I said, seal and mine the Pak Afg border, fence with electric wire where possible. Oct 07, 2011 2:26am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) 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