During a press conference Abbasi denied the accusations that Pakistan supported militants groups as he batted away suggestions that Trump's comments would upend relations between the Cold War allies.
"We don't think the Pakistani-US relationship will be defined by Afghanistan," the prime minister told reporters in Islamabad. "This relationship (is) 70 years old (and) cannot be redefined by one issue or it should not be redefined by one issue." Abbasi however said he was unaware of any looming punishments, adding Washington had not issued demands to Pakistan on the matter.
"We have not received any list of measures," said Abbasi. "We are open (with the US). We are transparent. We have nothing to hide." He added that Pakistan was willing to kick start a raft of measures to increase security along the border with Afghanistan and improve its rocky relationship with its neighbour. "We are open to bilateral verification, we're open to joint patrols," said Abbasi. "We will put up a fence there, the Afghans are welcome to put up another fence on their side."
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