Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Reuters file

Islamabad, January 2

In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which he accused Islamabad of “lies and deceit”, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday.The Prime Minister will chair the huddle to discuss the future course of action following the US President’s scathing statement against Pakistan, a PM office statement said.The meeting will be attended by Foreign Minister, Interior Minister, Minister for Defence, services chiefs besides senior civil and military officers, the PM office media wing said.

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Trump tweeted that the US “foolishly” gave aid to Pakistan over the course of 15 years but Islamabad remained deceitful by providing safe havens to “terrorists” from Afghanistan. IANS