WASHINGTON: The US continues to press Pakistan to "indiscriminately target" all terrorist teams, together with the Haqqani Network, the Pentagon mentioned on Sunday, claiming that recent reviews distorted main points of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF).
The observation comes amid news reviews that the US has suspended $300 million in army aid to Pakistan as Islamabad used to be not doing sufficient to tackle terror teams.
"Unfortunately, recent reporting has distorted the details of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) via mentioning several issues out of context. The suspension of security help to Pakistan used to be announced in January 2018,” Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Kon Faulkner mentioned.
He mentioned, "The CSF is included within the suspension and it remains in place. This isn't a brand new choice or a brand new announcement, however an acknowledgement of a July request to reprogramme price range earlier than they expire."
Faulkner mentioned since January, they have constantly engaged with Pakistani army officials on the best possible ranges, in accordance with each a shared commitment to defeat all terrorist teams that threaten regional stability and security, as well as on a shared vision of a calm long run for Afghanistan.
"We proceed to press Pakistan to indiscriminately target all terrorist teams, together with the Haqqani Network an LeT, and we proceed to name on Pakistan to arrest, expel or convey the Taliban management to the negotiating table," he mentioned.
Faulkner famous that the 2018 DoD Appropriations Act, printed on March 23, main points $500 million used to be rescinded via the Congress.
Due to a loss of Pakistani decisive actions in strengthen of the South Asia Strategy, the rest $300 million used to be reprogrammed via the Department of Defense (DoD) in July 2018 time frame for other urgent priorities earlier than the price range expire on September 30, he mentioned.
The division is watching for congressional choice on whether this reprogramming request might be authorized or denied.
"The DoD will have a congressional reaction earlier than September 30, 2018, to allow the DoD to put in force the reprogramming actions,” the spokesman mentioned.
Fresh news reviews about suspension of the CSF is expected to further strain US-Pak relationship, which comes ahead of the Islamabad talk over with of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
The most sensible American diplomat is expected to lift problems associated with counter terrorism throughout his conferences with the highest Pakistani leaders.
Pakistan has dismissed all such reviews about suspension in US aid, arguing that the United States owed the cash to it for bills incurred on preventing terrorism.
"It isn't a cut in any (US) aid, it is not help. This is our personal cash which we have used for improving regional security scenario and they had to reimburse it to us,” Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi informed newshounds in Islamabad.
The observation comes amid news reviews that the US has suspended $300 million in army aid to Pakistan as Islamabad used to be not doing sufficient to tackle terror teams.
"Unfortunately, recent reporting has distorted the details of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) via mentioning several issues out of context. The suspension of security help to Pakistan used to be announced in January 2018,” Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Kon Faulkner mentioned.
He mentioned, "The CSF is included within the suspension and it remains in place. This isn't a brand new choice or a brand new announcement, however an acknowledgement of a July request to reprogramme price range earlier than they expire."
Faulkner mentioned since January, they have constantly engaged with Pakistani army officials on the best possible ranges, in accordance with each a shared commitment to defeat all terrorist teams that threaten regional stability and security, as well as on a shared vision of a calm long run for Afghanistan.
"We proceed to press Pakistan to indiscriminately target all terrorist teams, together with the Haqqani Network an LeT, and we proceed to name on Pakistan to arrest, expel or convey the Taliban management to the negotiating table," he mentioned.
Faulkner famous that the 2018 DoD Appropriations Act, printed on March 23, main points $500 million used to be rescinded via the Congress.
Due to a loss of Pakistani decisive actions in strengthen of the South Asia Strategy, the rest $300 million used to be reprogrammed via the Department of Defense (DoD) in July 2018 time frame for other urgent priorities earlier than the price range expire on September 30, he mentioned.
The division is watching for congressional choice on whether this reprogramming request might be authorized or denied.
"The DoD will have a congressional reaction earlier than September 30, 2018, to allow the DoD to put in force the reprogramming actions,” the spokesman mentioned.
Fresh news reviews about suspension of the CSF is expected to further strain US-Pak relationship, which comes ahead of the Islamabad talk over with of US secretary of state Mike Pompeo.
The most sensible American diplomat is expected to lift problems associated with counter terrorism throughout his conferences with the highest Pakistani leaders.
Pakistan has dismissed all such reviews about suspension in US aid, arguing that the United States owed the cash to it for bills incurred on preventing terrorism.
"It isn't a cut in any (US) aid, it is not help. This is our personal cash which we have used for improving regional security scenario and they had to reimburse it to us,” Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi informed newshounds in Islamabad.
US continues to press Pak to 'indiscriminately' target terror groups
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