ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said that Pakistan hasalready refused to ‘do more’ for the United States. “We have already toldthe US that we will not do more, so Trump’s ‘no more’ does not hold anyimportance,” Asif said in an exclusive interview with Geo News.
“Pakistan is ready to publicly provide every detail of the US aid that ithas received,” Asif said in a strongly worded statement in response toTrump’s tweet that accuses Pakistan of providing safe havens to terroriststhat the US is hunting in Afghanistan.
“Trump is disappointed at the US defeat in Afghanistan and that is the onlyreason he is flinging accusations at Pakistan,” the foreign minister said.
“The US should try to negotiate with Taliban in Afghanistan instead ofusing military force,” he added.
Soon after the US president took to twitter to make serious accusationsagainst Pakistan, Asif had said that he would let the world know the truth.
He had further said that there is a difference between facts and fiction.
The foreign minister, following the tweet by Trump, called on PrimeMinister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, sources informed Geo News.
The meeting held a detailed review of Trump’s statement, sources added,besides discussing the country’s foreign policy.