US $ 25.5 Million Armed Military Aid To Pakistan
The Trump Administration has informed the Congress that it has provided armed military assistance of $ 25.5 million to Pakistan but it will only be able to use this help only when it will take further action against terrorist groups.
A week before the announcement, American President Donald Trump had attacked Pakistan to provide safe havens for terrorist groups who killed Americans in Afghanistan. They had warned Pakistan that instead of feeding the terrorists, they have to lose a lot in exchange for raising them. According to the New York Times, the Trump Administration informed the Congress on Wednesday that it has kept $ 25.5 million in military aid as an escrow account, which Islamabad will be able to use only when it will take further action on the terrorist networks present here, The terrorist group which is attacking neighboring Afghanistan. The Escrow account is the account in which money is deposited on the condition that the money cannot be used until the pre-determined conditions are met.
The decision to provide military assistance has come at a time when the relations between the two countries remain tense. Pakistan had canceled at least three high profile meetings with senior US officials. In this, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif's visit to the US, which he was about to meet with External Affairs Minister Rakes Tillerson, was also canceled.
The Quami Assembly of Pakistan passed the resolution alleging that recent statements made by the US President and his senior officialson Pakistan were hostile and intimidating. However, the US emphasized that he wants Pakistan to take action against terrorist groups.
A week before the announcement, American President Donald Trump had attacked Pakistan to provide safe havens for terrorist groups who killed Americans in Afghanistan. They had warned Pakistan that instead of feeding the terrorists, they have to lose a lot in exchange for raising them. According to the New York Times, the Trump Administration informed the Congress on Wednesday that it has kept $ 25.5 million in military aid as an escrow account, which Islamabad will be able to use only when it will take further action on the terrorist networks present here, The terrorist group which is attacking neighboring Afghanistan. The Escrow account is the account in which money is deposited on the condition that the money cannot be used until the pre-determined conditions are met.
The decision to provide military assistance has come at a time when the relations between the two countries remain tense. Pakistan had canceled at least three high profile meetings with senior US officials. In this, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif's visit to the US, which he was about to meet with External Affairs Minister Rakes Tillerson, was also canceled.
The Quami Assembly of Pakistan passed the resolution alleging that recent statements made by the US President and his senior officials
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