"Pak Critical Partner In South Asia Strategy": Pentagon

WASHINTON: They [Pakistan] remain a critical partner in our south asia strategy and there’s been no change to our military-to-military relationship – Pentagon US, Colonel Rob Manning, Director of Defense Press Operation said in a press conference.

Pentagon’s statement came after Trump’s tweet on which Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan tweets back to US President.

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PM Khan respond on twitter in his tweet.

Trump’s false assertions add insult to the injury Pak has suffered in US WoT in terms of lives lost & destabilised & economic costs. He needs to be informed abt historical facts. Pak has suffered enough fighting US's war. Now we will do what is best for our people & our interests
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 19, 2018

The PM took to Twitter, further saying: “Instead of making Pakistan a scapegoat for their failures, the US should do a serious assessment of why, despite 140000 NATO troops plus 250,000 Afghan troops & reportedly $1 trillion spent on war in Afghanistan, the Taliban today are stronger than before.”

Meanwhile, Pentagon addressed the position and in a way denied US President’s tweets.