Donald Trump called Pakistan a semi-unstable nuclear-armed nation and wants India to deal with it. Really?

When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump was asked how he will deal with Pakistan which has ‘double dealt’ with the US at times, here’s what Trump said.

Trump called Pakistan as a ‘semi-unstable’ nuclear-armed nation and hinted at seeking help from India and other nations to address the problem.

"We've given them (Pakistan) money and they've double dealt us," the interviewer said.

"Yes, but the problem with Pakistan, where they have nuclear weapons - which is a real problem. But Pakistan is semi-unstable. We don't want to see total instability. It's not that much, relatively speaking. We have a little bit of a good relationship. I think I'd try and keep it," Trump said.

"At the same time, if you look at India and some of the others, maybe they'll be helping us out, because we're going to look at it. We have many, many countries that we give a lot of money to and we get absolutely nothing in return and that's going to stop fast," Trump said.

Lawmakers are questioning Barack Obama’s administration's decision to give billions of dollars in aid to Pakistan without desired results.

"Despite giving Pakistan enormous amounts of counter terror assistance over the years, over $25 billion since 9/11, terrorist organisations continue to operate with impunity in Pakistan. Pakistan has used terror as a tool of statecraft and terrorist proxy groups for the Pakistani military have carried out fatal attacks inside India," Congressman Matt Salmon said during a Congressional hearing.

State Department has request $742.2 million in aid to Pakistan for 2016-2017 including $472.4 million in civilian assistance and $269.8 million in security assistance.

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