WASHINGTON – The former US deputy assistant secretary of defense forAfghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia David Sedney on Thursday said thatPakistan military has always outweighed US pressure.

However he said that the United States must continue its pressure onPakistan military to end interference in Afghanistan.

Talking on Afghan war in Hudson Institute in Washington, Sedney saidPakistan has a prominent role in insecurity in Afghanistan and thatsanctions should increase on Islamabad.

He said the White House has sanctioned Pakistan and has put pressure on it,but the pressure did not last for long time.

“We put sanctions, we held back. A coalition support fund which is a bout abillion dollars a year several times (was cut) for a period of months. Butwe always backed off, actually it always stood down. Lesson the Pakistanislearned, you can outweigh the US.

So what we are doing right now, this to be continued. That pressure onPakistan need to be continued, the additional forces that are there, theyare not fighting, they are doing advising, doing intelligence , doing airsupport. They are actually making a big positive difference,” said Sedney.