CNN: Pakistan holds emergency meeting after Trump's tweet
Pakistan's government held an emergency security meeting on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump accused Islamabad of "lies and deceit" in a New Year's Day tweet.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi chaired the National Security Council meeting, attended by the country's Foreign, Interior and Defense Ministers, along with chiefs of staff of the army, navy and air force.
Meanwhile, around 200 members of the Difa-e-Pakistan Council, a coalition of Islamist parties, demonstrated Tuesday against the US President in Karachi, holding "Dump Trump" placards and burning the American flag.
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Update: US ambassador summoned to explain Trump’s Pakistan tweet (The Hill)
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WNU Editor: The Pakistanis should focus on their own problems and not on what President Trump is tweeting .... Pakistan has a lot more to worry about in 2018 than just Trump’s angry tweets (Quartz).
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