US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Wednesday that Washington had not cut the $700 million civilian aid to Pakistan and the Defence Authorisation Bill was under discussion in Congress, American media reported. Nuland was quoted as saying that the Department of Defence provided strategy on how to utilise military aid and how to note its success. If this legislation became law, the US would work with the government of Pakistan to make sure that the requirements were fulfilled, she added. American lawmakers had earlier agreed to freeze $700 million in US aid to Pakistan until it provided some assurances of assistance in the fight against improvised explosive devices (IEDS) in the region.
