US to provide security assistance to Pakistan under 5-year plan

[fatman17]

US to provide security assistance to Pakistan under 5-year plan

November 20, 2013

Special Correspondent

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WASHINGTON - The United States will help Pakistan build counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism capabilities by supplying security assistance under a joint five-year plan developed by the two countries, according to American defence officials.
But Pakistani Embassy officials, when contacted, offered no comments on the report. The US-Pakistan ties got a boost as a result of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's recent visit to Washington and talks with President Barack Obama and other administration officials.
As a follow-up to the visit, a high-powered defence delegation is scheduled to visit the Pentagon later this week for the next round of crucial meeting of the Defence Consultative Group.
The US-Pakistan Defence Consultative Group meeting tentatively would give a final shape to the five-year security assistance plan, developed during a meeting of defence officials of the two countries in February and is believed to zero in on the military hardware that the US would be providing to Pakistan.
The officials said after two meetings in the last one year -- Defence Consultative Group in December 2012 and Defence Resourcing Conference in February 2013 -- officials of US and Pakistan were able to develop a joint five-year plan for how security assistance would feed into defence cooperation on counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism issues and to help build Pakistan's capabilities in these areas.
Officials from Pakistan and the US during these two meetings identified seven broad areas of security assistance cooperation, which sources said initially covered 11 areas.
It is part of this decision that the Obama Administration this summer (July-August) informed the Congress of a number of appropriations related to security assistance to Pakistan.
This totalled about USD 1.4 billion in military assistance of which roughly USD 425 million was in Pakistan Counter-insurgency and Capabilities Fund (PCCF) and the rest about USD 1 billion was in Foreign Military Financing (FMF).
In addition, the notifications included roughly USD 260 million of civilian assistance, of which USD 230 million focused on energy programming for Pakistan and USD 30 million was the state department funding for civilian police programmes. In September, the US also released to Pakistan USD 322 million as a reimbursement for military expenses made by Pakistan towards US war against terrorism.
During these meetings, US and Pakistani officials agreed that the equipment security assistance would support seven core capabilities like night vision, precision strike, counter IED, survivability, border security, communications and maritime operations, maritime security.

 

[MilSpec]

Not bad 1.9 Billion on one trip... good development

 

[A.Rafay]

This should have happened years ago, many issues and incompetent govt of PPP hampered the relations.

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

 

[qamar1990]

This should have happened years ago, many issues and incompetent govt of PPP hampered the relations.

you mustve have gotten used to eating from a begging bowl, have shame.
pakistan should get off welfare and start making its own money.
welfare makes you lazy and incompetent. just look at the kalas in america.

 

[[Bregs]]

This american assistance will be very useful for Pakistan's forces in fighting terrorists with latest state of arts communication set ups, electronics surveillance, terrorists specific transport means and latest arms

 

[Zeeshan S.]

All this of assistance talk makes me laugh. Most of the time money is on hold until we do a service for them.

Even then that money is used for shiny toys rather than killing the TTP.

 

[Maler]

Even then that money is used for shiny toys rather than killing the TTP.[/quote]


If money is used for shiny toys other than killing TTP, Its your fault not US's. Instead of making mockery, You must be thankful to US for providing this aid when you need it most to fight TTP.
US 1.9 billion is a large sum.

 

[SBD-3]

Even then that money is used for shiny toys rather than killing the TTP.

If money is used for shiny toys other than killing TTP, Its your fault not US's. Instead of making mockery, You must be thankful to US for providing this aid when you need it most to fight TTP.
US 1.9 billion is a large sum.[/quote]
The equipment is provided by US companies. US government provides them with the contract. Pakistan has little say in deciding what to buy under US FMS programs. US's aid, in most cases, can only be spent upon purchasing US equipment, through US consultants and US Manufacturers.

 

[Maler]

If money is used for shiny toys other than killing TTP, Its your fault not US's. Instead of making mockery, You must be thankful to US for providing this aid when you need it most to fight TTP.
US 1.9 billion is a large sum.

The equipment is provided by US companies. US government provides them with the contract. Pakistan has little say in deciding what to buy under US FMS programs. US's aid, in most cases, can only be spent upon purchasing US equipment, through US consultants and US Manufacturers.[/quote]


But Pakistan did not need very highfy equipment to fight TTP and It should not have problem if US provide them with their own money.

 

[SBD-3]

But Pakistan need very highfy equipment to fight TTP and It should not have problem if US provide them with their own money.

We only need to eliminate their local support and sympathizer and they will be stranded to a greater extent, easier to be taken out. We need to make create an awareness and promulgate legislation about swear punishments to people providing hideouts and local supports to the political,sectarian and religious militants.

 

[xyxmt]

its .95 billion to Pak Govt and and 0.95 billions for TTP

 

[Maler]

We only need to eliminate their local support and sympathizer and they will be stranded to a greater extent, easier to be taken out. We need to make create an awareness and promulgate legislation about swear punishments to people providing hideouts and local supports to the political,sectarian and religious militants.

You might have a better understanding of that area than me.