ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman (PTI) Imran Khan on Friday criticised the incumbent government after the United States cut military aid to the country and questioned why was the prime minister not active in handling the situation. 

Imran was addressing a press conference at his Bani Gala residence which focused heavily on the measures taken against the country by the US after President Donald Trump's tweet accusing Pakistan of lies and deceit. 

The PTI chief began his press conference by condoling the demise of former air chief Air Marshal Asghar Khan, who passed away earlier today. 

Imran recalled the air marshal's struggle in getting the Supreme Court to hear his petition alleging misconduct on part of the country's military establishment in favour of Nawaz Sharif in the 1990 elections.

"The mafia [of Nawaz] controls the country's institutions," lamented Imran. 

Rejecting the recent US move to curtail aid to Pakistan for its alleged failure to cooperate in the war against terrorism, Imran blamed the country's political leadership for Pakistan's present state of crisis. 

"The US is blaming Pakistan for its failures in Afghanistan," said the PTI chief.