Decisi­on comes after Pakist­an Army allege­dly denied US access to a milita­nt captur­ed while recove­ring Americ­an couple­The Trump administration is strongly considering whether to withhold $255 million in aid that it had delayed sending to Islamabad, according to American officials, New York Times reported on Saturday. The Americans demanded access to the man, but Pakistani officials rejected those requests, the latest disagreement in the increasingly dysfunctional relationship between the countries. US, which has provided Pakistan more than $33 billion in aid since 2002, said in August it was withholding the $255 million until Islamabad did more to crack down on internal terrorist groups. War on terror aid: Pakistan received $33.4bn from USThe Trump administration has foreshadowed a cutoff in recent days with harsher language. King is believed to be alive but ill and American officials are hopeful that he and Weeks might be released.

Source: The Express Tribune December 30, 2017 07:05 UTC