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Pakistan army chief says nation felt 'betrayed' at US criticism

Ersin Çelik
14:40 - 12/01/2018 Cuma
Update: 14:44 - 12/01/2018 Cuma
REUTERS
A supporter of the Islamic charity organisation, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), chants slogans as he attends a rally with others against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Lahore, Pakistan
A supporter of the Islamic charity organisation, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), chants slogans as he attends a rally with others against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Lahore, Pakistan

Pakistan's army chief told a top U.S. general the nation "felt betrayed" at criticism that it was not doing enough to fight terrorism, the military said on Friday, after U.S. President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of "lies and deceit".

Pakistan's army said in a statement that U.S. Central Command chief General Joseph Votel told General Qamar Javed Bajwa the United States was not contemplating any unilateral action inside Pakistan.

"(Bajwa) said that entire Pakistani nation felt betrayed over U.S. recent statements despite decades of cooperation," the army said, referring to a conversation between Bajwa and Votel.

Ties between the United States and Pakistan worsened after Trump on Jan. 1 tweeted that Washington has got nothing but "lies and deceit" from Pakistan despite sending billions of dollars in aid.

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