WASHINGTON: Pakistan Foreign Minister has responded back immediately to theUS President tweet threatening Pakistan over the alleged support toterrorists.

Khawaja Asif has tweeted that Pakistan will respond shortly to the tweetand show the world difference between the facts and the fiction.

US President link>link>Donald Trumplink> tweeted on Monday thatthe United States had foolishly given Pakistan over $33 billion in aid overthe last 15 years.

In his tweet, Trump accused Pakistan of given nothing but lies and deceitthinking US leaders to be fools. “They give safe havens to the terroristswe hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!”

In a news conference held on 28 December, Director General Inter-ServicesPublic Relations (DG ISPR), Major General Asif Ghaffor stated no organisedinfrastructure of a terrorist organisation exists in Pakistan. Hisstatement was in reference to the unfounded talk by the US and Afghanistanon the presence of terrorist bases in Pakistan.

“We have been saying that Pakistan has fought twice an imposed and importedwar inside Pakistan. We have sacrificed a lot. We have paid a huge priceboth in blood and treasure. We have done enough and we cannot do any morefor anyone. Whatever we are doing and shall, will only be done forPakistan.”

The spokesperson clarified that the Coalition Support Fund, received fromthe US, is reimbursement of money spent for operations in support of thecoalition for regional peace.”Had we not supported, al-Qaeda would not havebeen defeated,” the ISPR chief stated.Commenting on blaming Pakistan forinaction against the Haqqani Network, Ghafoor said:

“Blame for inaction against [the] Haqqani Network might have been relevantowing to our capacity issues till Zarb-e-Azb”.However, he added, the Armywent into North Waziristan indiscriminately and took action against theHaqqani Network as well. “The effect of any operation does not appear atthat time. What we do today or this year, the impact will be felt insubsequent years and months.”