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Pak Summons US Chargé D Affairs Over Trump Comments

Islamabad (November 20, 2018): The US Charge D Affairs Ambassador Paul Jones has been summoned to Foreign Office today over unsubstantiated allegations made against Pakistan by the US President Donald Trump.

According to sources, Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua conveyed the Government’s dismay on the recent remarks by the US President Donald Trump and told him that such baseless allegations about Pakistan are totally intolerable.

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Furthermore, Foreign Secretary reminded the US diplomat that it was Pakistan’s intelligence cooperation that provided the initial evidence to trace the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden.

She told the US that no other country had paid a heavier price than Pakistan in the fight against terrorism.

The US leadership had acknowledged on multiple occasions that Pakistan s cooperation had helped in decimating the core Al-Qaeda leadership and eradicating the threat of terrorism from the region.The Foreign Secretary maintained that in the wake of recent US pronouncements to seek a political settlement in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the US were working in close coordination with other regional stakeholders in order to end the prolonged conflict.

She said at this critical juncture, baseless allegations about a closed chapter of history could seriously undermine this vital cooperation.

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