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U.S Demands Pakistan To Do More To Resume Aid

Washington (February 06, 2018): Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan has said on Tuesday that the United States can consider the suspension after seeing decisive actions to meet the objectives.

“We may consider lifting the suspension when we see decisive and sustained actions to address our concerns, including targeting all terrorist groups operating within its territory, without distinction,” Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.Sullivan, however, told the committee the Trump administration has so far seen no evidence that Pakistan has met its demands for a crackdown on extremist groups operating on Pakistani territory.

The U.S. government last month said it was suspending at least $900 million in security assistance to Pakistan until it takes action against the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network militant groups.Pakistan has long rejected accusations that it fails to tackle militants battling the government in neighboring Afghanistan and U.S.-led foreign forces there, from sanctuaries on its side of the border.

After Washington announced the aid suspension, Pakistan criticized what it called “shifting goalposts” and said the move was counter-productive.

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