WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Friday announced the United States will deny Pakistan military aid amounting to $255 million as it expects Islamabad to take decisive action “against terrorists and militants on its soil”.
“The United States does not plan to spend the $255 million in FY 2016 in Foreign Military Financing for Pakistan at this time,” said a spokesperson of the President’s National Security Council in a statement to Hindustan Times.
“The president has made clear that the United States expects Pakistan to take decisive action against terrorists and militants on its soil, and that Pakistan’s actions in support of the South Asia Strategy will ultimately determine the trajectory of our relationship, including future security assistance.
“The administration continues to review Pakistan’s level of cooperation.”
US President Donald Trump unveiling his new US South Asia strategy had demanded that Pakistan should “do more” against “terrorists’ safe havens on its soil”.
“We have been paying Pakistan billions and billions of dollars at the same time they are housing the very terrorists that we are fighting,” Donald Trump had said and added that “But that will have to change, and that will change immediately.”
First reported by The New York Times, the move to withhold the money, which may not be large but would have signaled US backing, is reported to have come shortly after Pakistan refused to hand over to the Americans an operative of the Haqqani Network apprehended during the rescue of an American-Canadian family in October.
If it is true that Pakistan is refusing to allow USA to question a Haqqani network prisoner about the possible location of other hostages being held…then this could be a major game changer?…it would be clear evidence that Pak authorities are working on the side of the enemies in this war on terrorism?….that would indicate that Pakistan is an UNTRUSTWORTHY ALLY in this war and Pakistan should no longer be supported…
Who started the war eddie? Afghanistan, iraq, vietnam, korean peninsula?? Ring any bells? U wana start wars and then pay others to carry them on. Well wake up call burgerbar steakhouse country – youve not won anybwars in the last 50 years. And its looking like its gona stay that way. Read some history books and educate yourself mate!
you certainly are the idiot your name claims you to be?….
Not a single afghan iraqi vietcong or korean harmed a hair on an americans head. Yet u invade colonise change regimes and mass murder as you wish – take a good long look in the mirror mate, what do you See? A devil? An angel? Lol. Bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites
A nation can be judged by the state of its leaders – plato.
Whatelese needs to he dsid about america with leaders like raegan nixon bush and alas trump. Lol
Plato had wisdom…and the Muslim world has had Saddam Hussein, the Ayatollahs khomenies, Muamar Ghaddafi, Hafez al Assad, Basher Al Assad, Mullah Omar, Osama Bin Laden and Caliph Al Bagdadi… and other asorted mass murderers?…
Its really funny how america manages to make itself out to be helpless victim on the verge of being massacred and desecrated the so called enemy. Alas, is the world really that naive and stupid – theres only one evil axis terrorist state colonial force with empire globalisation aspirations – america. Not pakistan or adghanistan for that matter
Your name says it all eddieidiot lol
The name says eddie idiot meaning you.
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