Pakistan and USA
Pakistan and USA After the establishment of an independent country Pakistan decide to ally with the USA. During the independence struggle the Americans had often talked of the need for unity between Muslims and Hindus. Since the Muslims were trying to establish an independent Muslim homeland they were disturbed by this. The USA also took several years before it sent an ambassadors to Pakistan. In 1949 Liaquat Ali Khan accepted an offer to visit the Soviet Union. His intention was to force the Americans into closer alliance, he was successful. An invitation arrived almost immediately to visit the USA was arranged for Pakistan Embassy to be established in the USA. The Americans persuading India to join an anti-Communist pact with them but the Indians were reluctant to do so. By 1954 the Americans had decided that Pakistan, along with Iran and Turkey would be ideal countries to counter the growth of Soviet influence. An agreement was signed and American aid began to fl