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Added on : 2018-08-02 17:23:48

The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to USD 150 million, significantly below the historic level of more than USD one billion to USD 750 million per year. This year’s defense legislation, however, removes certain conditions – like action against Haqqani network or Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) — as was the case in the past few years for disbursement of US aid to Pakistan.

The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which capped its security-related aid to Pakistan to USD 150 million, significantly below the historic level of more than USD one billion to USD 750 million per year. This year’s defense legislation, however, removes certain conditions – like action against Haqqani network or Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) — as was the case in the past few years for disbursement of US aid to Pakistan.

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