Pakistan alliance with US 'over': Khawaja Asif

Pakistan alliance with US 'over': Khawaja Asif

Islamabad (Web Desk): Minister of Foreign Affairs Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan's alliance with the United States seems to be coming towards an end following the latter's decision to suspend security aid.

In an interview with Wall Street Journal, Asif said he believes the US-Pakistan relations are now at risk, especially after the tensions heightened and moods turned sour when President Donald Trump warned Islamabad to "do more" against terrorists, to whom, he alleged, the country provides safe havens.

“We do not have any alliance [with the US], this is not how allies behave," the minister told WSJ.

On New Year's Day, US President Donald Trump tweeted that the US had "foolishly" given Pakistan over $33 billion in aid over the past 15 years, adding that Islamabad gives "safe havens to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help".