Anti-Americanism in Pakistan is one of the strongest in the world. Anti-Americanism

Anti-Americanism

The term Anti-Americanism, or Anti-American Sentiment, refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, policies, culture or government of the United States...

 has risen as a result of U.S. military drone attacks in Pakistan

Drone attacks in Pakistan

The United States government, led by the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activities Division, has made a series of attacks on targets in northwest Pakistan since 2004 using drones . These attacks are part of the US' War on Terrorism campaign, seeking to defeat Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants...

 introduced by President George W. Bush

George W. Bush

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 and continued by President Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

. In the aftermath of the 2010 Pakistan floods

2010 Pakistan floods

The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus River basin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, approximately...

, flood victims directed anger at the US for not doing enough

Donor fatigue

Donor fatigue is a phenomenon in which people no longer give to charities, although they have in the past. On a larger scale, it can also refer to a slowness to act on the part of the international community or any other donor base in response to a humanitarian crisis or...

 to deal with the humanitarian crisis

Humanitarian crisis

A humanitarian crisis is an event or series of events which represents a critical threat to the health, safety, security or wellbeing of a community or other large group of people, usually over a wide area...

, noting that the US spends $5 billion every month in the war in Afghanistan

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom...

. Almost 60% of Pakistanis consider the U.S. an enemy. Anti-Americanism has been provoked mainly as a reaction from those who are critical of American CIA activities in Pakistan

CIA activities in Pakistan

The following is a list of alleged CIA activities in Pakistan.-Pakistan 1965:See Vietnam 1965: General Non-Communist Reactions for the US assessment of Pakistan's reaction to an escalation in Vietnam.-Pakistan 1979:...

, such as the infamous break-out of the Raymond Allen Davis incident

Raymond Allen Davis incident

Raymond Allen Davis is a former United States Army soldier, private security firm employee, and contractor with the Central Intelligence Agency . On January 27, 2011, Davis killed two reportedly armed men in Lahore, Pakistan. Although the U.S. government contended that he was protected by...

. It has often confronted expatriate Americans in Pakistan

Americans in Pakistan

Americans in Pakistan form a small expatriate community. According to early statistics of 1999 based on registrations with the local American embassy and consulates, there are between 4,000 and 5,000 Americans in the country, with 2,100 in Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, about 1,250 in...

 too.

See also

• Anti-Americanism
  Anti-Americanism
  The term Anti-Americanism, or Anti-American Sentiment, refers to broad opposition or hostility to the people, policies, culture or government of the United States...
  
  
• Pakistan – United States relations
  Pakistan – United States relations
  Pakistan – United States relations refers to the bilateral relationship between the Pakistan and the United States. The United States first established diplomatic relations with Pakistan on 20 October 1947. The relationship since then was based primarily on U.S. economic and military assistance to...
  
  
• 1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad
• Anti-Americanism in Korea

External links

• Anti-Americanism and Radicalization: A Case Study of Pakistan by Khuram Iqbal (2010)