US cancels $300 million aid to Pak over record on insurgents

Updated:7 years, 2 months ago

New Delhi, Sep 02 (ANI): In a hard decision against Pakistan, the United States military has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to the country. The suspension took place over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against terrorists, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The Coalition Support Funds were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan announced by President Donald Trump at the start of 2018, when trump accused Islamabad of rewarding past assistance with “nothing but lies & deceit.” According to Trump administration, Islamabad is granting safe haven to insurgents who are waging a 17-year-old war in neighboring Afghanistan. However, Pakistan denies this charge. But US officials also showed a ray of hope for Pakistan as it could win back that support if it changed its behavior. But US officials had held out the possibility that Pakistan could win back that support if it changed its behavior. US defense secretary Jim Mattis, in particular, had an opportunity to authorize $300 million in CSF funds through this summer if he saw concrete Pakistani actions to go after insurgents. Mattis chose not to. This announcement came ahead of an expected visit by US secretary of state Mike Pompeo and the top US military officer, General Joseph Dunford, to Pakistan.