KABUL: Former Afghan prime minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has revealed thecause of the friction between Pakistam and US and said that terrorists safeheavens in not the issue between Pakistan and US.
He said on Friday that the cause of the United States anger is not lack ofcooperation from Pakistan but the formation of a hostile front against theUS.
The former Afghan prime minister was speaking to an Afghan news channel inan interview, where he commented on the recent political scenario in wakeof US President Donald Trump’s anti-statements.
The reason for stopping US aid is not Pakistan’s lack of cooperation, theUS knows that a new front is being formed against it in the region, saidthe former Afghan warlord.
Hekmatyar further said that due to the fear of an opposing front, the US isadopting a strict narrative against Pakistan.
The US in a recent statement said that it is withholding aid worth $255million to Pakistan following Trump’s tweet. He had said the US hadfoolishly given Pakistan more than $33 billion in financial assistance overthe past 15 years.
The White House on Tuesday said it wanted to see Pakistan do more to fightterrorism and that it would likely announce actions to pressure Islamabadwithin days.
“Our goal is that we know that they can do more to stop terrorism and wewant them to do that,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.
In a tweet on Monday, US President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of givingnothing but lies and deceit, thinking US leaders to be fools.
“They give safe havens to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, withlittle help. No more!” he had said.