New York, Jan. 3 (TNS): US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that Pakistan aid issue is not connected to the vote on Jerusalem, alleging that “It is entirely connected to Pakistan’s harbouring of terrorists.”
“The administration is withholding $255 million in assistance to Pakistan. There are clear reasons for this. Pakistan has played a double game for years,” she told reporters at the United Nations.
“The president is willing to go to great lengths to stop all funding from Pakistan as they continue to harbour terrorists,” she alleged.
“However, as I said earlier in December, we won’t forget the Jerusalem vote,” she added.
“They work with us at times, and they also harbour the terrorists that attack our troops in Afghanistan,” the ambassador alleged.
“That game is not acceptable to this administration. We expect far more cooperation from Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.”
Trump’s tweet followed strong reaction from Islamabad, with Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif saying that the US President’s ‘no more’ holds no importance.
Pakistan also summoned the US ambassador in a rare public rebuke after Trump’s allegations.
