Foreig­n minist­er says Pakist­an is 'not alone' and has option­s for other allies­A day after the United States announced the suspension of all security aid to Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad’s alliance with Washington is over. “We do not have any alliance” with the US, Khawaja Muhammad Asif said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Friday. The recent spat between the two countries could push Pakistan further into the arms of China and complicate America’s effort to end the Afghanistan war, its longest-running conflict. The foreign minister said the US had turned Pakistan into a “whipping boy” for its failures in Afghanistan. Asif added that Pakistan is “not alone” and had options for other allies.

Source: The Express Tribune January 07, 2018 08:37 UTC