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"We Are Bankrupt": Pak Minister Shreds Colleagues Amid Massive Cash Crunch
Pakistan has already bankrupt, the country's defence minister Khawaja Asif said today amid looming fears that the cash-strapped nation may not be able to get a $7 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund
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US Transfers Funds Meant For Afghanistan, Pakistan To Build Mexico Border Wall
The United States is transferring $1.5 billion originally meant for the Afghan security forces and the Pakistan military to a fund to help pay for construction of the US-Mexican border wall, according to acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
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After Funding Cut, No Money To Train Pak Military Officers On US Soil
Donald Trump has suspended more than a decade-long military training programme of Pakistani personnel at US institutions, a media report said today, days after Islamabad and Moscow signed an agreement to allow Pakistani troops to receive training at the Russian defence centres
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Action Against Lashkar May Not Be Mandatory For Pak To Get US Funds
The United States Congress is dropping action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a condition for Pakistan to receive hundreds of millions of dollars, exposing the contradictions in Washington's approach to terrorism.
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US Will Not Pay Pakistan For Military Reimbursements: Pentagon
The Pentagon will not make military reimbursements to Pakistan for fiscal year 2016 after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis told Congress that Islamabad had not taken sufficient action against the Haqqani network, a US official said on Friday.
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US House Imposes Conditions For Defence Funding To Pakistan
The US House of Representatives has voted for three legislative amendments to impose tougher conditions for reimbursement of defence funding to Pakistan, making it conditional to Islamabad showing satisfactory progress in the fight against terrorism.
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Trump Administration Proposes $800 Million Fund For Pakistan
The Trump administration has proposed to give Pakistan US $800 million as reimbursement for its military and logistical support in counter-terrorism operations in the next fiscal, a defence department official has said.
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US' $618 Billion Defence Budget Boosts Ties With 'Major Defence Partner' India
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the US $618 billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security cooperation with India and conditions nearly half of the funding to Pakistan on a certification that it is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network and other terror groups.
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Pakistan Has Other Suitable Markets For Buying F-16 Jets: Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Pakistan will explore other options to meet its defence needs if the deal for F-16s did not materialise with the US, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Tuesday, after the US expressed its inability to fund the USD 700 million deal with its tax payers' money.
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US Congress Makes Conditions Of American Aid To Pak Stringent
US Congress has made conditions of American aid to Pakistan stringent as compared to previous years by making such funds subject to separate certifications by Secretary of State and Defence Secretary.
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"We Are Bankrupt": Pak Minister Shreds Colleagues Amid Massive Cash Crunch
Pakistan has already bankrupt, the country's defence minister Khawaja Asif said today amid looming fears that the cash-strapped nation may not be able to get a $7 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund
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US Transfers Funds Meant For Afghanistan, Pakistan To Build Mexico Border Wall
The United States is transferring $1.5 billion originally meant for the Afghan security forces and the Pakistan military to a fund to help pay for construction of the US-Mexican border wall, according to acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
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After Funding Cut, No Money To Train Pak Military Officers On US Soil
Donald Trump has suspended more than a decade-long military training programme of Pakistani personnel at US institutions, a media report said today, days after Islamabad and Moscow signed an agreement to allow Pakistani troops to receive training at the Russian defence centres
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Action Against Lashkar May Not Be Mandatory For Pak To Get US Funds
The United States Congress is dropping action against the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a condition for Pakistan to receive hundreds of millions of dollars, exposing the contradictions in Washington's approach to terrorism.
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US Will Not Pay Pakistan For Military Reimbursements: Pentagon
The Pentagon will not make military reimbursements to Pakistan for fiscal year 2016 after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis told Congress that Islamabad had not taken sufficient action against the Haqqani network, a US official said on Friday.
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US House Imposes Conditions For Defence Funding To Pakistan
The US House of Representatives has voted for three legislative amendments to impose tougher conditions for reimbursement of defence funding to Pakistan, making it conditional to Islamabad showing satisfactory progress in the fight against terrorism.
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Trump Administration Proposes $800 Million Fund For Pakistan
The Trump administration has proposed to give Pakistan US $800 million as reimbursement for its military and logistical support in counter-terrorism operations in the next fiscal, a defence department official has said.
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US' $618 Billion Defence Budget Boosts Ties With 'Major Defence Partner' India
US President Barack Obama has signed into law the US $618 billion defence budget for 2017, which enhances security cooperation with India and conditions nearly half of the funding to Pakistan on a certification that it is taking demonstrable steps against the Haqqani Network and other terror groups.
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Pakistan Has Other Suitable Markets For Buying F-16 Jets: Khawaja Muhammad Asif
Pakistan will explore other options to meet its defence needs if the deal for F-16s did not materialise with the US, Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said on Tuesday, after the US expressed its inability to fund the USD 700 million deal with its tax payers' money.
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US Congress Makes Conditions Of American Aid To Pak Stringent
US Congress has made conditions of American aid to Pakistan stringent as compared to previous years by making such funds subject to separate certifications by Secretary of State and Defence Secretary.
