ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (INP): The Foreign Office on Tuesday summoned the United States charge d'affaires in Pakistan to lodge a protest over the “unnecessary and baseless” allegations levelled against the country by US President Donald Trump. Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua handed a letter of protest to Ambassador Paul Jones when he arrived at the Foreign Office. The letter states, “No other country has sacrificed as much as Pakistan has in the War on Terror and the US has admitted this on several occasions. Pakistan played a crucial role in the war against al Qaeda.” “Pakistan lodged a protest over the ‘unnecessary and baseless’ allegations,” FO spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said regarding the summoning of the US charge d'affaires. “We expressed grief over US President Donald Trump’s recent tweets,” he added. Further, the FO spokesperson said, “Such baseless statements against Pakistan are not acceptable.” The FO spokesperson further quoted the foreign secretary on the occasion as saying, “Pakistan has paid a heavy price in its fight against terrorism and our efforts to eliminate terrorism from the region are not hidden from anyone.” “US should not forget that al Qaeda’s top leadership was caught or killed owing to Pakistan’s cooperation. The US also acknowledged Pakistan’s efforts in capturing al Qaeda leadership,” Janjua was further quoted as saying. The foreign secretary further assured the US charge d'affaires, “Pakistan provided its land, sea and air routes for the Afghan war.” “Pakistan stands with the US and other countries in the region in the Afghan war and peace process,” she added. “Such statements and allegations by the US, however, can hurt these efforts,” the foreign secretary was quoted as telling the US charge d'affaires. In an interview to a local news channel on Sunday, Trump had defended his administration's decision to block hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to Pakistan, alleging that the country was not doing enough to fight terrorism. He had also accused Islamabad of helping to hide al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad.