The US mounts pressure on Pakistan Army as Washington-Islamabad relations get worse

[khanpanni]

Washington's latest accusation against the Pakistani spy agency ISI and the purported North Korean letter, claiming transfer of millions of dollars to Pakistani generals, came amid reports that the United States has been pressing the Pakistan Army to allow the posting of a Security Liaison Officer (SLO) at every corps headquarters of the military but the army has rejected the demand considering it a security threat.
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[Zoaib]

US suspends some Pakistan military aid: Obama aide

WASHINGTON: The United States is holding back some military aid to Pakistan, President Barack Obama’s chief of staff confirmed Sunday, after a New York Times report said $800 million was being withheld.

“They’ve taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we’re giving to the military, and we’re trying to work through that,” William Daley told ABC’s “This Week with Christiane Amanpour.”

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had warned last month that the United States could slow down US military aid to Pakistan unless it took unspecified steps to help the United States.

There has been increasing pressure in Washington on the Obama administration Washington, which provided $2.7 billion in security assistance last year to Islamabad, to hold back on aid.

Growing concerns over collusion with militant groups since it emerged in early May that al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was hiding out in a garrison city near Islamabad has been compounded by recent accusations that Pakistan’s intelligence services approved a journalist’s killing.

According to The New York Times, about $800 million in military aid and equipment, or over one-third of the more than $2 billion in annual US security assistance to Pakistan, could be affected by the suspension.

Asked by ABC about the report, Daley did not dispute the figures and confirmed that some military aid was now being withheld.

“The truth of the matter is, our relationship with Pakistan is very complicated,” he said.

“Obviously there’s still a lot of pain that the political system in Pakistan is feeling by virtue of the raid that we did to get Osama bin Laden.

Something that the president felt strongly about. We have no regrets over.

“The Pakistani relationship is difficult, but it must be made to work over time. But until we get through these difficulties, we’ll hold back some of the money that the American taxpayers have committed to give.” The New York Times said the suspended aid included about $300 million to reimburse Pakistan for some of the costs of deploying more than 100,000 soldiers along the Afghan border, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars in training assistance and military hardware.

http://www.dawn.com/2011/07/10/us-suspends-some-pakistan-military-aid-obama-aide.html

 

[Bombaybuz]

I never know why they always learn the hard way... everybody told them don't invade Afghanistan but they never listened and now after 10 years they are licking their wounds and got the point after losing some 400 billion. here also they are trying to use pak army but were allowed just co-operation but they crossed their limits and OBL's murder is the last nail in the coffin, but i know they will keep poking their piggy snout in our internal matters and im sure they will get the lesson they are asking for... i seriously doubt when people say that Americans are a very wise set of people and they can plan for next 25-50 and 100 years.

 

[hamza100]

Isi have not done a single act in favor of pakistan

they manipulate election results to bring their own people instead of bringing what the people want. Results is poor class of politicians.
They were they and they will be the only agency in world who caught their own citizens and handed them to other countries.
As far as generals are concerned we all know that they are living more more luxurious life than indian ounterparts, iranian counter part or chinese

 

[BrotherKantu]

Isi have not done a single act in favor of pakistan

they manipulate election results to bring their own people instead of bringing what the people want. Results is poor class of politicians.
They were they and they will be the only agency in world who caught their own citizens and handed them to other countries.
As far as generals are concerned we all know that they are living more more luxurious life than indian ounterparts, iranian counter part or chinese

Sadly the game played by ISI is too complicated for a small brain like yours. Its a matter of few more months.

 

[Star Gazer]

Isi have not done a single act in favor of pakistan

they manipulate election results to bring their own people instead of bringing what the people want. Results is poor class of politicians.
They were they and they will be the only agency in world who caught their own citizens and handed them to other countries.
As far as generals are concerned we all know that they are living more more luxurious life than indian ounterparts, iranian counter part or chinese

And you know everything done by the ISI? so you are a part of the planning?