US to Suspend Security Assistance to Pakistan

Pakistan Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Raheel Sharif, and U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., in Kabul, Afghanistan, Mar. 2, 2016. Photo: DoD by D. Myles Cullen/Released

The United States is suspending security aid to Pakistan until the country takes decisive action against terrorists, U.S. Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert said on Thursday.

“There may be some exceptions … on a case by case basis,” Ms. Nauert noted.

Read the full story on our sister site, The Defense Post: US will suspend security aid to Pakistan

 

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