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The United States is holding back $800 million in aid to Pakistan, President Barack Obama's chief of staff said Sunday.
Appearing on ABC's "This Week," White House Chief of Staff William Daley confirmed a report in the New York Times that the aid was being withheld.
While Pakistan has "been an important ally in the fight on terrorism," Daley said, "now they've taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we're giving to the military, and we're trying to work through that."
A spokesman for the Pakistani military told CNN the military was not informed of any such plan.
"Since we haven't received anything in writing," Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said, "we will not comment on this matter."
The New York Times, citing three unnamed senior U.S. officials, reported that altogether, "about $800 million in military aid and equipment, or over one-third of the more than $2 billion in annual American security assistance to Pakistan, could be affected."
I don't know how you came to that convoluted conclusion. Pakistan has been barely surviving till now only because of US aid. Of course they also have three quality export products that bring in cash to the exchequer - Terrorists, mangoes and footballs.
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This action was inevitable given the obvious Pakistani treachery of hiding Osama while taking money to pretend to fight him.
This was long overdue in my view and I hope that the line is a clear one this time. Enough of giving money to those who plot your demise.