WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (APP): The Pentagon is working on a proposal to provide additional security assistance to Pakistan in support of its counterterrorism efforts along the Afghan border.
A senior US Department of Defense official said Thursday that the proposal for new assistance for the key South Asian anti-terrorism partner has come from Central Command and is at early stages. The proposed funding is in addition to existing programs including coalition support fund and foreign military financing.
“Right now we’ve got, you know, in addition to the coalition support fund and the foreign military financing, there is a proposal coming out of CENTCOM to provide some additional kinds of financial assistance that would—assist the Pakistani military in their counterterrorism operations,” Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said at a briefing.
“But this is just a proposal at this point, hasn’t gotten to this—to the secretary, hasn’t been briefed to Congress. I think it’s in the conceptual stages. And I don’t have really anything further beyond that,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to a U.S. media report, the new fund is deemed as necessary to ensure Pakistan has the tools and resources to perform more effectively in its counterinsurgency role.
A senior US Department of Defense official said Thursday that the proposal for new assistance for the key South Asian anti-terrorism partner has come from Central Command and is at early stages. The proposed funding is in addition to existing programs including coalition support fund and foreign military financing.
“Right now we’ve got, you know, in addition to the coalition support fund and the foreign military financing, there is a proposal coming out of CENTCOM to provide some additional kinds of financial assistance that would—assist the Pakistani military in their counterterrorism operations,” Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said at a briefing.
“But this is just a proposal at this point, hasn’t gotten to this—to the secretary, hasn’t been briefed to Congress. I think it’s in the conceptual stages. And I don’t have really anything further beyond that,” he added.
Meanwhile, according to a U.S. media report, the new fund is deemed as necessary to ensure Pakistan has the tools and resources to perform more effectively in its counterinsurgency role.
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