–Asif says Pakistan won’t face isolation in the region following US tiradeISLAMABAD: Slamming the United States over its recent remarks against Pakistan, Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the Trump administration has turned Islamabad into ‘whipping boy’ contrary to the protocols of being an ally. In an interview on Friday, the foreign minister said that the US failed to behave as an ally, adding that Pakistan does not consider the US as an ally either, after the behaviour of the Trump administration. ‘PAKISTAN IS NOT ALONE’:Denying any type of isolation to be faced by Pakistan in the aftermath of US decision, he said that there were other countries that could ally with Pakistan. Following Trump’s tweet against Pakistan this week, China foreign ministry said it was “ready to promote and deepen” its cooperation with Pakistan. Last year, Pakistan rallied officials from China, Iran, Russia and Turkey behind Pakistan’s strategy for Afghanistan, a process centered on peace talks with the Taliban.

Source: Pakistan Today January 05, 2018 15:11 UTC