Alwaght- Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif fired back at US President's remarks that accused Islamabad of Providing safe haven for Terrorists.
Speaking to local media, Khawaja Asif accused the US of aiding and abetting terrorists that were making incursions into Pakistan.
“US forces based in Afghanistan also overlooked safe havens of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which has killed thousands of Pakistanis,” he told a private TV channel, referring to a Taliban-affiliated militant group based in Pakistan’s volatile region bordering Afghanistan, as cited by the newspaper
Meanwhile Pakistan called an emergency cabinet meeting and summoned the US ambassador after Trump's outrageous tweet.
In his first tweet of 2018, Trump slammed Pakistan, saying the country has given the US nothing but "lies and deceit."
"The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools," Trump tweeted Monday morning. "They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!"
Apart from the emergency cabinet meeting, there will also be a parliamentary meeting to craft a joint strategy over the issue.
Pakistan’s army leadership is also set to meet soon, as the National Security Committee convenes an emergency meeting to be attended by top military officials, as well as high-ranked civil officials.
On Tuesday, Pakistan also summoned US Ambassador David Hale, the Deccan Herald reported, citing an embassy spokesman who confirmed that the diplomat had visited the Foreign Ministry but offered no details, adding: “We don't have any comment on the substance of the meeting.”
