Fed Cabinet endorses stance of NSC over Trump's remarks

Islamabad, Jan 4: The Federal Cabinet in Pakistan has unanimously endorsed the stance of National Security Committee (NSC) on US President Donald Trump's tweet expressing deep disappointment over recent statements of the American leadership, the media reports here said.

The Cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday, opined that the US statements were detrimental to the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and the United States, a relationship that had been developed over generations, PM Office media wing said in a press release.
“Pakistan has rendered huge sacrifices, both in terms of loss of precious human lives and substantial damage to the economy. Achievements made by Pakistan in curbing the menace of terrorism have been acknowledged throughout the world,” it added.
At the outset of the meeting, Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif briefed the cabinet about the background of the recent statements by the American leadership and the discussion held during a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) of the Cabinet. UNI