Washington: The US wants a “great relationship” with Pakistan but cannot do so as the country “houses enemies”, President Donald Trump has said in his first comments in 2019 on America’s strained ties with Islamabad, months after he stopped $1.3 billion in military aid to its former ally.
Speaking to his Cabinet colleagues on Wednesday, President Trump, however, said a meeting with the new leadership in Pakistan under Prime Minister Imran Khan will take place “very soon”. He said his administration has initiated peace talks with the Taliban in war-torn Afghanistan.Trump also told his Cabinet colleagues he has ended $1.3 billion in aid to Pakistan because “this South Asian country houses enemies”. Trump also alleged Pakistan had not been fair to the US.