Will let the world know the difference between facts and fiction: Pak reacts to Trump's scathing tweet

Issuing a tough warning to Pakistan, US President Donald Trump today alleged that this South Asian nation has given America nothing but lies and deceit and has given safe haven to terrorists. He threatened to completely cut off ties to India's arch-rival and accused them of fooling Pakistanis for the last fifteen years. 

The Pak Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif visibly stung by Trump's frontal assault posted a tweet claiming a formal response will be issued soon. 

We will respond to President Trump's tweet shortly inshallah...Will let the world know the truth..difference between facts & fiction..

— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) January 1, 2018

He said that Pakistan will let the world know the difference 'between facts and fiction'. 

"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," Trump said in a strongly worded tweet. "They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!" Trump said in his first tweet of the year.

This is the strongest warning that has come from the US president. In his new South Asia Policy unveiled in August, Trump had called for tougher measure against Pakistan if it did not cooperates the US in its fight against terrorism. However, Trump later praised Pakistan and said that US has started to build a better relationship with them in October last year.  

With PTI inputs