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Washington/Islamabad: The US Defence Department has withheld $50 million (Dh183 million) in Pakistan military payments after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis determined Islamabad is not doing enough to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, an official said on Friday.
“Secretary Mattis has informed congressional defence committees that he was not able to certify that Pakistan has taken sufficient actions against the Haqqani network to permit full reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2016 Coalition Support Funds,” Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said.
The United States had allotted $900 million in military aid to Pakistan through the special fund.
The country has already received $550 million of that, but Mattis’s decision means $50 million will be withheld. The remaining $300 million was rescinded by Congress as part of a broader appropriations act.
Pentagon blocks some Pakistan military payments
Well, look at that.
“Secretary Mattis has informed congressional defence committees that he was not able to certify that Pakistan has taken sufficient actions against the Haqqani network to permit full reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2016 Coalition Support Funds,” Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said.
The United States had allotted $900 million in military aid to Pakistan through the special fund.
The country has already received $550 million of that, but Mattis’s decision means $50 million will be withheld. The remaining $300 million was rescinded by Congress as part of a broader appropriations act.
Pentagon blocks some Pakistan military payments
Well, look at that.