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An anti-Trump protest in Pakistan.

"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," President Trump tweeted on New Year's Day. It followed by swift actions, resulting in the suspension of a large portion of the US aid to Pakistan. Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed, who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute, talked about reasons behind the US move.


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By Saleem Sheikh

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"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," President Trump tweeted on New Year's Day. It followed by swift actions, resulting in the suspension of a large portion of the US aid to Pakistan. Dr Zahid Shahab Ahmed, who is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute, talked about reasons behind the US move.



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