ISLAMABAD, Jan 03 (TNS): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan hit out at US President Donald Trump, terming him “ignorant and ungrateful” as the political leader reacted to Trump’s anti-Pakistan remarks.
Tweeting out his reaction on Wednesday, Imran said he had opposed Pakistan becoming part of the US-led war on terror from the start. “Now, after suffering 70 thousand dead, over $100 bn loss to economy, when we had nothing to do with 9/11, constant “do more” US taunts & after nation has been humiliated by Trump, GoP saying the same,” he 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 & after nation has been humiliated by Trump, GoP saying the same.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2018
“Lesson to be learnt by us is never to be used by others for short term paltry financial benefits ever again,” he continued, adding, “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,” Imran tweeted.
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. https://t.co/Z1fJuESEhI
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2018
Pakistan has now suffered the ultimate insult: being made scapegoat for US failure in Afghanistan, the PTI chief added.
Trump, in his New Year’s day tweet, had accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorists and threatened to cut off its aid.
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 mly force in history, 150k NATO troops + over 200k Afghan army could not succeed? https://t.co/ACmi72ZSKm
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2018
The tweet drew a strong reaction from Pakistan, which summoned US ambassador David Hale in protest. Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said Pakistan has already refused to ‘do more’ for the United States. Defence Minister Khurram Dastagir said Pakistan is fully capable of defending itself.
And now Pakistan being blamed for US failures in Afghanistan by an ignorant and ungrateful Donald Trump. https://t.co/Y4oh6OgnxC
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 3, 2018
All political leaders have also registered strong protest over Trump’s remarks.
