ISLAMABAD: Most world leader may not have chosen to respond to US President Donald Trump’s rants on Twitter for fear of picking a fight with the most powerful leader, but Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was not among them.
The former cricket hero, who is known for calling a spade a spade at home, took the republication leader head on as he criticized Pakistan for not doing “a damn thing” for the United States despite receiving $1.3 billion a year.
The Pakistani leader decide to reply and it became top 10 digital diplomacy moments of 2018 which Twitter has included in its list.
In its report, the Twitter embedded four Tweets of Prime Minister Imran Khan which he sent out while responding to Mr Trump.
Record needs to be put straight on Mr Trump's tirade against Pakistan: 1. No Pakistani was involved in 9/11 but Pak decided to participate in US War on Terror. 2. Pakistan suffered 75,000 casualties in this war & over $123 bn was lost to economy. US "aid" was a miniscule $20 bn.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 19, 2018
3. Our tribal areas were devastated & millions of ppl uprooted from their homes. The war drastically impacted lives of ordinary Pakistanis. 4. Pak continues to provide free lines of ground & air communications(GLOCs/ALOCs).Can Mr Trump name another ally that gave such sacrifices?
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 19, 2018
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.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 19, 2018
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
Khan had used his Twitter to respond to statements released by Trump during an interview on Fox News. Trump said: “We’re supporting Pakistan, we’re giving them $1.3 billion a year, which we don’t give them any more by the way, I ended it, because they don’t do anything for us, they don’t do a damn thing for us.”
The relations between the two non-Nato allies remain tense over US Afghanistan.
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