Imran Khan: Trump is pursuing the agenda of Pakistan's enemies
Pakistani politician and former-cricketer Imran Khan has lashed out at US President Donald Trump for accusing Islamabad of sheltering terrorists and cheating the US for money. He stated that Trump was pursuing the "agenda of Pakistan's enemies" and stated that he was ignorant about the war in Afghanistan. Khan's comments come as Islamabad is fuming over Trump's remarks. Here's more about it.
When Trump burned Pakistan on New Year's Day
US suspends $255m aid to Pakistan hours after Trump's tweet
On January 2, Trump has followed through on his words. Hours after accusing Pakistan of giving the US "nothing but lies & deceit", America suspended a $255mn military aid to the Asian country. The final decision will depend on Pakistan's response towards terrorism within its borders, the White House said. The US' slashing of monetary aid to Islamabad has been systematic.
What did Khan say?
"American President is pursuing agenda of our enemies. We should learn the lesson that we will get humiliated and destroyed, if we fight someone else war for money," Khan said while speaking to reporters recently.
US' stance on Pakistan becoming increasingly hostile
In August'17, Trump described plans for a tougher approach towards Pakistan while unveiling his updated Afghanistan policy. In recent times, both US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have upped their criticism of Pakistan. Among US' main issues of contention is the release of UN-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed, who asked all Islamic states to launch 'jihad' against US.
