Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has advised the Untied States to learn from Pakistan's experience in the war against terrorism instead of blaming and issuing threats to the country. Terming the threatening statements by the top Trump Administration officials as 'frustration' following diplomatic defeat at the UN General Assembly Thursday on the decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital and the accusations of terrorist 'safe havens,' he advised the US to avoid blaming and threatening Pakistan and learn from its experiences in the war on terror.
"Frustrations on diplomatic front in UN and war in Afghanistan are reflected in statements of the US Administration...don't blame or threat us, learn from our experiences in war against terror...if that is our common objective," the foreign minister tweeted in response to a series of threatening statements by the top US officials.
The foreign minister's statement comes a day earlier the Foreign Office assailed US President Mike Pence's assertions on the alleged terror 'safe havens' and President Trump's 'putting Pakistan on notice.'
"Allies do not put each other on notice. On notice should be those factors responsible for exponential increase in drug production, expansion of ungoverned spaces, industrial scale corruption, breakdown of governance, and letting Daesh gain a foothold in Afghanistan. Also focus should be on creating peace and reconciliation mechanisms. Finally, externalizing blame should be put on notice," Spokesperson Foreign Office Dr Mohammad Faisal said.
US Vice President after arriving on a surprise visit to Afghanistan on December 21 addressed the US forces at Bagram airfield and repeated the US accusations of 'safe havens,' saying "for too long has Pakistan provided safe haven to the Taliban and many terrorist organizations, but those days are over."
"President Trump has put Pakistan on notice. As the President said, so I say now: Pakistan has much to gain from partnering with the United States, and Pakistan has much to lose by continuing to harbor criminals and terrorists," Pence added.
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