What Were The Relations Like Between United States And Pakistan Under President Jimmy Carter?
Pakistan and US did not enjoy friendly ties during the reign of president Jimmy Carter. As Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto had announced clearly that he had designs to make his country a nuclear power. The US made attempts in controlling the spread of weapons by signing the SALT agreement. They did not like this attitude and all military support was abandoned. In short, US ceased all sorts of aid to Pakistan. During this period, no progress was made regarding strengthening the ties between the two countries.
