On Monday, US Ambassador in Pakistan David Hale was summoned to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Pakistan for an explanation of charges which on their page Twitter wrote the President of the United States Donald trump.
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. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 1, 2018
«The United States for 15 years have done some foolish things, providing assistance to Pakistan in the amount of more than $ 33 billion. But nothing but lies and deception they did not let us into thinking that our leaders are fools. They give safe haven to terrorists, for which we’re hunting in Afghanistan. Help them too little. It will never happen!»».
David Hale has confirmed a meeting at the Pakistan foreign Ministry, but details are not specified.
Angered by trump, the Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khakan Abasi Wednesday is going to convene the national security Council. It is planned to discuss the issue of security in the region and the prosecution of an American President.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Asif in his Twitter wrote that:
We will respond to President Trump’s tweet shortly inshallah…Will let the world know the truth..difference between facts & fiction..
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) January 1, 2018
«We will respond to trump’s words immediately. Let the world know the truth. The difference between facts and fiction».
Fox news claims that the administration holds the trump $ 255 million aid to Pakistan. This funding had to go to the fight against the Afghan militants.
According to Foreignassistance.gov the US is planning to provide Islamabad in 2018 assistance amount to nearly $ 345 million. As you can see by the schedule, the amount is gradually becoming less and less.
The administration of U.S. President is accusing Pakistani authorities that terrorist leaders freely cross the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The administration has indicated that Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour was eliminated on the territory controlled by Islamabad. And earlier, in 2011, in the Pakistani Abbottabad was killed the head of al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden.
At the same time, the Pakistani Senator sherry Rehman said that «Pakistan tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians» pays for the war with Islamic militants. She urged the leadership of their country to cease to provide the United States air and land space for military operations. «Enough is enough. We have already sufficiently humiliated,» concluded Rehman. Another Pakistani politician Arif Alvi said that his country «has suffered from war, amounting to more than 100 billion dollars.»
It pushes Pakistan to cooperate with China, which is ready to provide assistance to Islamabad in the fight against terrorism. Beijing has already pledged $ 57 billion to restore the infrastructure of the country.
