Foreign Military Financing Programme

The Trump administration has slashed its foreign military financing (FMF) to Pakistan from $255 million to $100 million for the 2018 fiscal, but has kept its options open whether it would be a grant or should be converted into a loan, according to a US official.

Putting up a brave face after the F-16 deal was scuttled, Pakistan on Thursday said its ties with the US should not be looked only "through the prism" of that sale and hinted that its hopes were still alive with regard to getting the fighters.

The Trump administration has slashed its foreign military financing (FMF) to Pakistan from $255 million to $100 million for the 2018 fiscal, but has kept its options open whether it would be a grant or should be converted into a loan, according to a US official.

Putting up a brave face after the F-16 deal was scuttled, Pakistan on Thursday said its ties with the US should not be looked only "through the prism" of that sale and hinted that its hopes were still alive with regard to getting the fighters.