Pakistan army is busy in war against its own people in the tribal territories of Pakistan. Its operations behind the smoke screen, which displaced thousands of people, are paid by the United States through Coalition Support Fund.
The New York Times reported in December last that Pentagon quietly notified Congress this month that it would reimburse Pakistan nearly $700 million for the cost of stationing 140,000 troops on the border with Afghanistan. The United States provides about $2 billion in annual security assistance, roughly half of which goes to reimburse Pakistan for conducting military operations to fight terrorism, the paper pointed out.
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
1
1
1
