ISLAMABAD: Washington transferred more than 600 million dollars to Pakistan this week to pay for the country’s efforts in the fight against extremists, the US embassy in Islamabad said on Thursday.
The $633 million payment under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) programme came on Wednesday, amid reports that top US military commanders in Afghanistan were pushing to expand special forces ground raids across the border into the Tribal Areas.
“The Coalition Support Fund is designed to reimburse the government of Pakistan for expenses incurred fighting violent extremist groups,” the embassy said in a statement.
Staff Report adds: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Shahid H Kardar said Pakistan would receive the money on December 28.
Talking to reporters at the National Institute of Banking and Finance, he said the US had already provided $110 million CSF dues to Pakistan in November.
