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US Halts Reimbursement Of Expenditure In War On Terror: FM 

Islamabad (September 02, 2018): Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the United States halted the reimbursement of expenditures which Pakistan incurred while fighting war on terror.

Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while replying to a question regarding reported cut in security assistance to Pakistan, said it was not aid which the US was giving to Pakistan. Rather, it was the reimbursement of expenditures which we incurred while fighting war on terror.

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Qureshi said Pakistan will promote relations with the US based on mutual trusts, respect and dignity. He said Pak-US relations were at standstill when the new government came to power as the previous government did nothing to improve them.He said Pakistan has rendered huge human and financial sacrifices for peace and security in the region.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other high officials is a window of opportunity during which various issues in bilateral relations and shared objectives will be discussed.

Earlier, the U.S. military had announced that it had made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over alleged failure to take decisive action against militants.

The so-called Coalition Support Funds were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan announced by President Donald Trump at the start of the year, when he accused Pakistan of rewarding past assistance with “nothing but lies & deceit.”“Due to a lack of Pakistani decisive actions in support of the South Asia Strategy the remaining $300 (million) was reprogrammed,” Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Kone Faulkner said.

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Faulkner said the Pentagon aimed to spend the $300 million on “other urgent priorities” if approved by Congress.

He said another $500 million in CSF was stripped by Congress from Pakistan earlier this year, to bring the total withheld to $800 million.The disclosure came ahead of an expected visit by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the top U.S. military officer, General Joseph Dunford, to Islamabad.

The decision to cut aid comes amid a transition of power in Pakistan. Former cricket player Imran Khan was elected as prime minister at the end of July before taking office last month.

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