Pakistan will seek “pending payments” amounting to billions of dollars from the Unites States as the two countries struggle to build trust, diplomatic sources said.
Senior officials at the foreign ministry told The Nation that Pakistan would ask the US to at least release the payments that were long overdue.
“We are calculating the amount. It is in billions of dollars. They have suspended the aid but they cannot suspend the pending payments . That’s our right,” told an official.
"The relevant departments are working on the details of the pending payments . The request will be sent to the US once we have calculated the total amount,” he added.
Last month, the United States said it was suspending security assistance to Pakistan targeting the Coalition Support Fund.
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WNU Editor: Someone should tell the Pakistanis that the U.S. is on a different page .... Pakistan To Be Held Accountable For 'Failure' To Crack Down On Militants (RFE). But the U.S. appears to be offering a carrot .... U.S. could lift aid suspension if Pakistan takes steps: State Department (Reuters).
Update: No kidding .... US-Pakistan Relations Worsen as Both Sides Dig In (VOA).
Give them some blankets, grain, and rifles,call it even !
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