Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during a joint news conference after the 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing, China, December 26, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Lee
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif said the United States was behaving towards Pakistan as "a friend who always betrays" after Washington suspended aid and President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of lies and deceit over many years.
Opposition leader Imran Khan, a former cricket star tipped as the next prime minister, said it was time for Pakistan to "delink" from the United states and run down U.S. diplomatic and intelligence presence in what is a sensitive strategic area.
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