Don’t blame us, learn from us: Pakistani FM tells U.S.
| ISLAMABAD, Dec. 24 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday advised the United States not to threaten or blame Pakistan but to learn from the country’s experiences against terrorism, reports Xinhua. The comment came two days after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence made remarks that the United States has “put Pakistan on notice” as it “provided safe haven to the Taliban and many terrorist organizations.” “Don’t blame or threat us, learn from our experiences in war against terror…If that is our common objective,” Asif said on his official Twitter. On Friday, Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman Muhammad Faisal also showed disappointment at Pence’s remarks, saying that the statement is at “variance with the extensive conversations we have had with the U.S. Administration.” “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 (Islamic State) gain a foothold in Afghanistan,” Faisal said. Pence made the remarks during his unannounced pre-Christmas visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Thursday. He also met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and discussed security issues. Enditem |