US to release CSF?

[Raja Porus]

While going through the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act; I came across this:

 

[RangeMaster]

Down here I have compiled next 20-30 pages thread discussion summary.....Have a look and save your time.

P.S It would be great if they actually open it. Been dreaming about it for a long time.

 

[Sayfullah]

If they do release csf we should go on a big buying spree and stock up on American weapons before Americans change their mind again or before someone like trump takes power again

 

[pakpride00090]

While going through the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act; I came across this:

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Bhai Apki dedication ko salam.. Yeh cheezein bhi parte hain

 

[mingle]

Bhai Apki dedication ko salam.. Yeh cheezein bhi parte hain

Asal cheezain yehi Hain

 

[SQ8]

If they do release csf we should go on a big buying spree and stock up on American weapons before Americans change their mind again or before someone like trump takes power again

First - its a change in authorization structure
Second - How much do think is being released?

 

[-blitzkrieg-]

If they do release csf we should go on a big buying spree and stock up on American weapons before Americans change their mind again or before someone like trump takes power again

You ar mistaken.. trump wants to sell more to Pakistan unlike these dajaalis.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Where is my copy of white house briefing ?

 

[PakCan]

If I remember correctly, Pakistan is not paid cash and has to spend it on American toys?
if thats how these funds will be released, they should go towards upgrading F16 and picking up c130s. Hopefully they can be upgraded in Turkey instead of flying them all the way to USA.

 

[RangeMaster]

It also happened in 2020, in section 1217. Now what they did is replace that date of 2020-21 with 2021-22. They've also replaced $180 million with $160 million.

During fiscal year 2015 Pakistan received $265 million. The amount reserved in CSF was <1 billion dollars. Now the reserve amount is $160 million.

2015
Amount reserved was less then 1 billion. Pakistan received $265 million in 2015.

2020
Also included in 2020 with $180 million in reserve.

2021
Year has been updated and the amount reduced to $160 million.

 

[Vapnope]

US bill drops negative references to Pakistan

Original text sought to determine Pakistan’s role in Taliban’s victory in Kabul but the new text does not mention this reference.

www.google.com

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has dropped all references to Pakistan from a bill that sought to blame the country for enabling the Taliban to capture Kabul in August this year.

But this comes with a negative development too. Last week’s tragic death of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot seems to have increased concerns about the security situation in the country as the Americans become more secretive about official US visits to Pakistan.

The original text of the US National Defence Act for 2022 required the US secretaries of defence and state to certify before a relevant Congress committee that providing “covered support” to Pakistan was in the national security interest of the United States.
The amended version changed the text by striking off “Pakistan” and inserting “any country in the near abroad of Afghanistan”. Another reference in the original text sought to determine Pakistan’s role in Taliban’s surprising victory in Kabul. The amended text does not mention this reference either.

The act, however, retains a condition to probe the cause and effects of the US withdrawal. It suggests forming a commission to do so, with the authority to review the role played by Afghanistan’s immediate and distant neighbours.

Another indication of continued US interest in maintaining, at least, a working relationship with Pakistan came earlier this week when the Biden administration invited Islamabad to its first-ever democracy summit, held in Washington on Dec 9 and 10.

Commenting on the invitation, an influential Washington think-tank, Brookings Institution, cited two reasons for inviting Pakistan and not inviting Bangladesh, “which scores slightly higher” on the US democracy index.
Since 2015, Pakistan’s score has improved slightly, while Bangladesh has worsened,” and another likely factor was the US “desire to balance India’s inclusion with a regional, if aspiring, democratic rival,” the report added. While India ranks in the middle tier of the index, its “scores on constraints on government powers, absence of corruption, and fundamental rights have significantly decreased” from 2020 to 2021, Brookings explained.

The negative impact on Pakistan’s image came from the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumar on Dec 3.

Soon after the incident, a US Senate delegation visited Pakistan.

The delegation — which included Senators Angus King, Richard Burr, John Cornyn and Benjamin Sasse — met Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday and expressed the desire to maintain friendly relations with Pakistan.

But the news of their arrival, and meetings in Islamabad, was released after the delegation’s departure, apparently on US instructions.

The United States and other Western nations have had concerns about Pakistan since the 9/11 attacks in America. But Washington had slowly become less strict with the restrictions.

US officials had started talking about future visits to Pakistan at official briefings as well, although the schedules were never announced. But after the Sialkot tragedy, the Americans seem to have returned to their old practice of talking about a visit to Pakistan only after it’s over.

Published in Dawn, December 13th, 2021

 

[Goritoes]

First - its a change in authorization structure
Second - How much do think is being released?

What do you think? there is a chance for the funds to be released or any future procurements from US?

 

[Imran Khan]

it will not help us its curse and i wish its keep closed . otherwise i see many people alive today will die in near future

 

[FuturePAF]

If I remember correctly, Pakistan is not paid cash and has to spend it on American toys?
if thats how these funds will be released, they should go towards upgrading F16 and picking up c130s. Hopefully they can be upgraded in Turkey instead of flying them all the way to USA.

They should try to pick up as many F-16C/D airframes (with decent enough life in them) as possible, as well as upgrade kits, and try to get to enough that we can retire the 50 year old Mirages once and for all. Hopefully they also get as many munitions (A2A and A2G) with these sales as possible. Definitely should I try to get new C-130s. Perhaps even overhaul and upgrade the AH-1F in the PA Fleet and hand them over permanently for the FC (forward deployed) once there are enough AH-1Z in stock.

It’s win win for the US and Pakistan, as it keeps the relationship going.

AH-1Z and UH-1Y sales are also in the US interests as its contain anything try to develop along the Pak-Afghan border. But I hope the Pakistani military also tries to go for Excess Defense Articles at rock bottom prices; especially thousands of MRAPs, Surveillance gear (optics, radars, shot spotters) for the FC bases in KPK, Baluchistan and all along the western border.

The PN should also try to get Excess defense articles ships to patrol the EEZ for the Task Force 150 and 151 missions as well as enforcing the fisheries issue which was key to the protests in Gwadar.

It’s not just all about F-16s and AH-1Z, and excess defense articles should not be overlooked; EDA are the best way to stretch the $160 million.

 

[Signalian]

While going through the 2022 National Defence Authorisation Act; I came across this:

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Has PAF sent the request for 18 x F-16 Block52's as part of CSF ?