US President Donald Trump has said that his country "is beginning to develop a much better relationship with Pakistan and its leaders", after Islamabad helped rescue an American-Canadian couple and their three children from the clutches of the Haqqani network.

"Starting to develop a much better relationship with Pakistan and its leaders. I want to thank them for their cooperation on many fronts," Trump tweeted.

On Friday Trump said that Pakistan took "tremendous advantage" of the US over the years, but is now "starting to have a real" relationship.

"Yesterday, things happened with Pakistan... "They are starting to respect the United States of America again," he said and thanked the leaders of Pakistan for "what they've been doing".

"In this administration, we will call evil by its name," Trump said.

Source: Khaleej Times