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The US President Joe Biden has continued his predecessor Donald Trump’s policy on suspending security assistance to Pakistan and there is no clarity if the administration will change its stance in the future, the Pentagon told.
In January 2018, US President Trump suspended all security assistance to Pakistan due to his dissatisfaction with Islamabad’s Cooperation and role in the fight against terrorism.
“At this time, the US security assistance to Pakistan is still suspended. I will not get into speculating one way or another about if or whether that will change going forward,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters at a news conference on 24th May.
Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Pakistani Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss shared regional interests and objectives.
“I reiterated my appreciation for the US-Pakistan relationship and my desire to continue to work together to further regional security and stability,” Mr. Austin said in a tweet.
Previously US National Security Advisor Jek Sullivan met his Pakistani counterpart Moeed Yusuf in Geneva, where they discussed bilateral mutual interests on global issues.
As per the joint statement of Yusuf’s office in Islamabad, both the sides had a positive conversation and both of them are trying to bring peace in Afghanistan, and rebuild ties post President Biden announced withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan by September 11.