Tag: military aid

Pakistan PM summons security meet over Trump’s tweet

In the wake of US President Donald Trumps tweet in which he accused Islamabad of “lies and deceit”, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has summoned a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) on Wednesday. The Prime Minister will chair the huddle to discuss the future course of action following the US President’s scathing …

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January 2, 2018

Grant or loan: US keeps options open on aid to Pakistan

The Trump administration has slashed its foreign military financing (FMF) to Pakistan from USD 255 million to USD 100 million for the 2018 fiscal, but has kept its options open whether it would be a grant or should be converted into a loan, according to a US official. "While we may use FMF to leverage …

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May 24, 2017

Alarm bells in Pakistan

Pakistan’s growing proximity with China and the frustrations of the US forces in Afghanistan, will ensure that Sharif, the quintessential politician, will need more than words to thaw relations with the restless and wary US. Pakistan is nervous and faltering at every step, but its establishment (the politicos, military and the clergy) has boxed itself …

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December 13, 2016

US and Israel sign MoU for largest-ever military aid

The US has signed the biggest-ever aid deal in its history worth $38 billion with Israel under which it will buy advanced planes and weaponry and boost the missile defense shield of the Israeli military, displaying "unprecedented commitment" to the Jewish state. "America’s commitment to Israel’s security is unshakeable," US President Barack Obama said in …

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September 15, 2016

‘In Pak’s interest to take action against terrorists’

The US blocked $300 million military aid to Islamabad as it failed to get a Congressional certification for "satisfactory" action against the dreaded Haqqani network, the Pentagon has said as it warned that it was in Pakistan’s interest to take action against terrorists. The Haqqani Network has carried out a number of kidnappings and attacks …

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August 23, 2016