• Niyaz Ahmad Ganie
• Dr. Anjum Ara Shamim

Pakistan-US relations dates back to 1950s. During Cold War, Pakistan was an important ally of United States. But, their relations got embittered after the cold war, as various kinds of economic sanctions were imposed by US on Pakistan. However, the traumatic incident of September 11 2001, brought a dramatic shift in Pakistan-US relations. As, Pakistan did not only become a frontline state in war on terror, but it also got a Major Non NATO Ally status from US as well. The relations in the post 9/11 period especially after 2011, however, suffered from mistrust and suspicion, because of diverging interests of Pakistan and US, with later accusing Pakistan of ‘Double game’. United States did not only questioned Pakistan’s interests in war on terror, but also her strategy as well, with US continuously accusing Pakistan of harbouring and supporting the very terrorists like Haqqani network, whom US is fighting against. Pakistan, on the other hand, denies any terror links rather holds that, US cannot impose her failures in Afghanistan on Pakistan. In this blame game, this paper is an attempt to understand and analyse the major irritants and diverging interests in Pakistan-US relations, besides understanding change and continuity in their relations in the aftermath of 9/11.

9/11, United States, War on Terror, Haqqani network, Double game, diverging interests, change and continuity.

"Post 9/11 Pakistan-US Relations : Diverging interests and Compromised Performance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.750-753, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O91.pdf

"Post 9/11 Pakistan-US Relations : Diverging interests and Compromised Performance", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp750-753, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907O91.pdf