Trump's defense bill to reimburse $700 million to Pak for supporting Afghanistan operation: Report
President Trump signs defense policy bill, Pak to be reimbursed
US Congress had passed the National Defence Authorisation Act(NDAA)?early last month, allowing up to $700m in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan, Dawn newspaper reported.
President Trump signed the defense policy bill on Wednesday authorizing $700 billion military spending for the coming fiscal which included reimbursement for Pakistan for its support to US troops involved in military operations in Afghanistan.
US Congress had passed the National Defence Authorisation Act(NDAA)early last month, allowing up to $700m in Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan, Dawn newspaper reported.
The Pakistan daily added that half the amount has been withheld and can only be released if the US secretary of defence James Mattis certifies that Pakistan is taking "demonstrable steps to curb the Haqqani terrorist network."
Former defense secretary Ashton Carter including James Mattis had refused to certifyPakistan earlier over its progress to eliminate the Haqqani Network which the US says is actively involved in terror activities in Afganistan.
The defense law requires Pentagon to monitor Washington’s security assistance to Pakistan and ensure that it does not use military aid to support militant groups, the report said.
In the earlier version of the bill, US authorities had included both the Haqqani terrorist network and Hafiz Saeed's Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) which India accuses is responsible for the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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However, in the final version of the bill, US authorities dropped LeT from the list.
The NDAA 2018 also expressed concern about the alleged persecution of various political or religious groups in Pakistan, including Christians, Hindus, Ahmadis, Sindhis, Hazaras and the Baloch, the Pakistan daily said, adding the bill urged Mattis to ensure that Pakistan does not use "any assistance provided by the United States to persecute minority groups."