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US foolishly gave money to Pakistan
Context
Pakistan was U.S. President Donald Trump’s target of ire on January 1 as he threatened to stop U.S. aid to Islamabad
What has Mr Trump said?
The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!,” he tweeted on Monday morning
Backdrop
- In recent years, Washington has tightened the purse strings on aid, demanding more action against terror networks operating from Pakistan
- In August 2017, the Trump administration kept $255 million in military assistance in suspension even as it demanded specific action against terrorists
- Trump’s tweet followed a New York Times report last week that the administration was planning to deny aid under the State Department’s assistance programme, known as Foreign Military Financing
