US confirms withholding $225 million military aid to Pakistan
President has made clear Washington expects Islamabad to take decisive action against terrorists, says officialThe White House confirmed on Tuesday that an already-delayed $255 million military aid to Pakistan had been blocked. “The United States does not plan to spend the $255 million in FY 2016 foreign military financing for Pakistan at this time,” CNN quoted a National Security Council spokesperson as saying. China backs Pakistan after Trump barbIn his first tweet for Pakistan marking the new year, Trump said the US had “foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years”. The remarks drew angry rebuke from Pakistan, which summoned US Ambassador David Hale and sought an explanation sought an explanation over the tweet. Asif asserted that Pakistan was ready to publicly provide every detail of the US aid that it had received.
Source: The Express Tribune January 02, 2018 14:18 UTC
