Want to have great relations with Pakistan, but they house 'enemies': Trump

Want to have great relations with Pakistan, but they house 'enemies': Trump Trump also alleged that Pakistan had not been fair to the United States

International News : 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 wartorn Afghanistan.

Trump also told his Cabinet colleagues that he has ended $1.3 billion in aid to Pakistan because "this South Asian country houses enemies". "We want to have a great relationship with Pakistan, but they house the enemy.

They take care of the enemy. We just can't do that," Trump said.

"So, I look forward to meeting with the new leadership in Pakistan. We will be doing that in the not too distant future. But I ended $1.3 billion that we...read more

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