The United States mission in Pakistan expressed its inability to determine the future inflow of American assistance both in civil and military ambit, following the new administration in White House.
"At this time we are referring all questions about the new administration to the White House," Marlene M. Nice, deputy spokesperson for the US Embassy in Islamabad said in a brief response to Business Recorder on Tuesday when asked what would be the future prospects of US assistance, civilian and military, under the Trump Administration.
There is concern in civil and military circles that the Trump administration may scale down assistance in the best case scenario or shelve it entirely in the worst case.
Last year, the US Congress stipulated $400 million in aid to Pakistan not to release unless the defence secretary certifies that Islamabad is "taking demonstrable" steps against the Haqqani network, accused of targeting American interests in Afghanistan.
Passed by the Senate by 92 to 7 votes, the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) imposed conditions on Pakistan to become eligible for $400 million of the $900 million of CSF.
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