Trump blaming Pakistan for US failures: Imran

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Reactions against US President Donald Trump’s allegations continue to come as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday termed Trump an ‘ignorant and ungrateful’ who is blaming Pakistan for US failures in Afghanistan.

The PTI chief took to Twitter and wrote, “From the start I had opposed Pak becoming part of US-led so-called “War on Terror”. Now, after suffering 70k dead, over $100 bn loss to economy, when we had nothing to do with 9/11, constant “do more” US taunts and after nation has been humiliated by Trump, Government of Pakistan saying the same.”

Imran said, “Lesson to be learnt by us is never to be used by others for short term paltry financial benefits ever again.

Our society became radicalised and polarised as we helped CIA create jihadi groups; then, a decade later, we tried to eliminate them as terrorists on US orders.”

“And now Pakistan being blamed for US failures in Afghanistan by an ignorant and ungrateful Donald Trump,” he added.

Imran Khan maintained, “Finally Pak suffers ultimate insult: being made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan. A couple of thousand or so Haqqanis allegedly in Pak are supposed to be cause of why the most well-equipped military force in history, 150k NATO troops + over 200k Afghan army could not succeed?”

It is worth mentioning here that the US President on Monday wrote on Twitter that they foolishly gave over 33 billion dollars in aid to Pakistan over the past 15 years. He slammed Pakistan for only providing lies and deceit in reaction.

He tweeted, “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!”