Pentagon has linked restoration of aid to Pakistan allowing back US trainers.

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US links aid to visas for trainers

Pentagon has linked restoration of aid to Pakistan allowing back US trainers.

Pentagon spokesman Col Dave Lapan said if Pakistan takes back military trainers and issues visas to other staff, aid could be restored.

With tensions between the two countries already high, the Obama administration said Sunday it was suspending $800 million in aid to Pakistan, signaling a tougher stance toward what it considers a critical but sometimes unreliable ally.

The US suspended military aid to Pakistan following Islamabad’s request for a “significant cutback” of American military trainers on its soil.

The suspended aid, which is about one-third of the USD 2 billion in annual American security assistance to Pakistan, includes about USD 300 million to reimburse Pakistan for some of the costs of deploying more than 100,000 soldiers along the Afghan border to combat terrorism.

A report earlier said ISI chief arrived in the US for meetings with officials.

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No blank cheque for Pakistan: US

No blank cheque for Pakistan: US

Published: July 13, 2011


WASHINGTON - Talking tough, the US Tuesday said it would not give a blank cheque to Pakistan until it goes full throttle against the terrorist targets, a day after announcing suspension of USD 800-million military aid to Islamabad.
We have to show that this is a two-way street, not just a one-way street. They have some obligations, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said. Theyve got to help us be able to go after some of the targets weve assigned them; theyve got to be able to give us their cooperation, he said.
And theyve got to know that were not going to give out a blank cheque until they show that this is a two-way relationship, Panetta told NBC News when asked about suspension of the $800 million of military aid to Pakistan.
He said Pakistan is a country where al-Qaeda has found safe haven. Were fighting al-Qaeda in their country. Strategically, theyre an important country, particularly because they have nuclear arms. So for all those reasons, weve got to maintain the relationship, he said.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , on her part, said Pakistan must take certain steps which the US has often outlined to ensure the delivery of American military assistance to Islamabad. The government of Pakistan must take certain steps, and we have outlined those steps on more than one occasion, to ensure that we can deliver all the military assistance that the United States has discussed with Pakistan, she said.

http://nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-...s/13-Jul-2011/No-blank-cheque-for-Pakistan-US

 

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Re: No blank cheque for Pakistan: US

@اجل کنول ab jnaab kya khyaal ha? unhoon na cheque b bund ker diya hain, khud wo baat cheet ker rhay hain, aur ap ko keh rhay hain bomb maro bomb............shame on bharay k tuttoooos.............paisay ki khatir apnay hi logon ko dushman bna rakha ha........