US suspends aid to Pakistan: Here is what the State Department had to say | The Indian Express

US suspends aid to Pakistan: Here is what the State Department had to say | The Indian Express

US suspends aid to Pakistan: Here is what the State Department had to say

"Pakistan has greatly suffered from terrorism, and the security services have been effective in combatting the groups that target Pakistani interests such as al-Qaida, ISIS, and the Pakistani Taliban," State Department spokesperson said.

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: January 5, 2018 10:55 am

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert during a press briefing. (AP Photo/File)

The United States on Thursday suspended all security assistance to Pakistan for failing to act against the terror groups based in the country, particularly the Taliban militants targeting US personnel in Afghanistan. The move comes after President Donald Trump recently lashed out at Pakistan on social media for thinking US leaders were “fools.”

“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” he wrote on Twitter on January 1.