US to resume military training programme for Pakistan: State Dept

[Gripen9]

Wing Commander Noman Ali Khan is already there btw.

I don't think he is there to receive any training

 

[mingle]

very bad news more CIA spies in PAK forces

Yaar it works both ways Americans can also share info with Us too money for American lifestyle its bad bad thing living lavishly eating expensive restaurants with aged Wines having branded cloths with holidays trip expensive car with expensive Girls to maintain my friend it needs $$$$ so no need to worry it works both ways

 

[jinn_baba]

Oh fcuk off

 

[Irfan Baloch]

It was always a good method for the US to maintain its goodwill in the PAF. Possibly a hunting ground for anyone willing to sell some secrets as well. But that is not their fault. Frankly only a silly man like Trump could not have seen the utility of this programme so restarting it was a given.
For the PAF it is a methodology for learning newer c9ncepts in air warfare which will invariably affect its performance in future battles.
Education and teaining can never be bad. However indoctrination which can be a consequence of it needs to be guarded against.
A

I just made a passing remark based on the experience of my old friend and it derailed the thread.
you are correct, Americans see these programs as a soft and friendly way of spreading goodwill among Pakistani officers and since Pakistan sends its career officers so there is chance some of them make it to the top and thus have better working relationship and understanding

 

[undercover JIX]

Modi has completed the Pak Isolation. Pakistan is too important for the world powers to be ignored or isolated. Pakistan needs to get involved into more cooperation with US and other Powers, militarily and otherwise. Pakistan need all the support it can get in order to get stronger.....better for economy and to keep India in control.

Jazbato log khud aur apnay saray khandaan ko nuksaan pohanchatay hain....thanday dimagh walay dushman se bhi faida utha laitay hain....

Modi kar yaar and Indian God trump....impeachment and resumption of this and other co op with Pak is Pakistan's win .........

Pakistan needs to be careful and plenty to gain for this.... Well done Pak zabardast chamt/thappar on all US and Gangus who thought Pakistan can be ignored or subdued by Trumpy and Modi gangs....

 

[Ali_Baba]

Guys, this is the first step in the trump administration winding back all of the sanctions, restoring CSF and delivering the AH1-Zs.

Their plans havenot worked, and in the interim they have lost alot in the interim interms of influence.

We should welcome it, as it will make life easier and give Pakistan more breathing space.

 

[AsifIjaz]

Such training programs for airforce and army personnel are a win win situation at the least..
Usa pilots learn frm across the globe and impart it to their pilots during trainibg and exercises. The same holds true for all airforces. Where paf excels in wvr it still needs to learn more and grow upon its existing knowledge and skills on bvr combat scenarios and usaf can be a good place. Same way the schools in Arkansa ans monterey are really good places and top notch institutes.

Granted the exposure makes the personnel as any target but hey u dont need them to go to usa to become a mole.. Tht can hapoen anywhere.. Its just tht the checksand balances and oversight in military needa to be beefed up and updated regularly.

 

[araz]

Such training programs for airforce and army personnel are a win win situation at the least..
Usa pilots learn frm across the globe and impart it to their pilots during trainibg and exercises. The same holds true for all airforces. Where paf excels in wvr it still needs to learn more and grow upon its existing knowledge and skills on bvr combat scenarios and usaf can be a good place. Same way the schools in Arkansa ans monterey are really good places and top notch institutes.

Granted the exposure makes the personnel as any target but hey u dont need them to go to usa to become a mole.. Tht can hapoen anywhere.. Its just tht the checksand balances and oversight in military needa to be beefed up and updated regularly.

There will always be a rotten apple in a pack of good ones. The ratio may vary but the rule remains. At the end of the day every government wants to serve its own interests. As @Irfan Baloch pointed out if you have a working relationship it helps understand each other better. This is a good sign and needs to be used to one's advantage.
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[Shahzaz ud din]

After Suspending It Last Year, US Starts Military Training Program For Pakistan Once Again
IMET- the US security aid program worth $2 billion was suspended on Trump’s order in January 2018.
By KINZA ZAHRA On DEC 20, 2019
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• The decision of continuation was taken following this year’s meeting between PM Imran Khan and Donald Trump.
• ‘The program will provide an opportunity to improve bilateral relations between Pakistan and the US on common ground’, State Department representative.
• The U.S. military traditionally wanted to protect such educational programs from political tensions.

On Thursday, the state department of the US said that the Trump administration has agreed on the continuation of Pakistan’s involvement in a coveted US military training and educational program. Donald Trump suspended the program a year ago.

The decision of continuation was taken following this year’s meeting between PM Imran Khan and Donald Trump. The US also appreciated the efforts and help of Pakistan on facilitating negotiations on the removal of US troops from Afghanistan.

IMET- the US security aid program worth $2 billion was suspended on Trump’s order in January 2018.
A State Department representative said in an email that Trump’s 2018 decision to suspend security assistance authorized “narrow exceptions for programs that support vital U.S. national security interests.”

The decision to restore Pakistani participation in military training program was “one such exception,” she said.

She further added the program would provide an opportunity to improve bilateral relations between Pakistan and the US on common ground.

IMET Program :
IMET pay is offered for spaces to foreign military officers at U.S. military education institutions, such as the U.S. Army War College and the U.S. Naval War College.

However, the suspension of Pakistan from the program in August 2018 led to the withdrawal of 66 spaces put to one side that year for Pakistani military officers.

The U.S. military traditionally wanted to protect such educational programs from political tensions. The relations built by getting foreign military officers to the United States pay enduring bonuses.

 

[Chakar The Great]

Great news really.

 

[Raider 21]

I don't think he is there to receive any training

He's got a lot to learn

Question means US pilot fly our jets like Our pilots??

An exchange program is normally that and it would be great if a few American IPs are embedded in PAF Viper squadrons. But I think most likely it will be a one way deputation, I could be wrong though...

 

[mingle]

He's got a lot to learn


An exchange program is normally that and it would be great if a few American IPs are embedded in PAF Viper squadrons. But I think most likely it will be a one way deputation, I could be wrong though...

Thanks brother I feel next step is hardware sale but it would be great they will learn something from us along teach us something more is goodwill and knowing each other nice welcome move.

 

[Mav3rick]

Stop looking at short term benefits which in reality aren't benefits.

The US has abused Pakistan ten times over. There is zero ground for any kind of interaction.

Evidently, I could have phrased my post a little better, nevertheless I was actually agreeing with you and was being sarcastic when I attempted to explain how much the US trainings are revered.

 

[khail007]

No need to be joyed but worried ... previously only in FATF Grey list now Religious black list and India out from that list.
So a little baby carrot and huge bamboo stick policy for Pakistan.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

WASHINGTON: The Trump administration has approved a resumption of Pakistan’s participation in a coveted US military training and educational programme more than a year after it was suspended, the State Department said on Thursday.

The decision to resume Islamabad’s participation in the International Military Education and Training Programme, or IMET – for more than a decade a pillar of US-Pakistani military ties – underscores warming relations that have followed meetings this year between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Washington also has credited Islamabad with helping to facilitate negotiations on a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The talks recently resumed between the United States and the Taliban.

The State Department administers IMET. It was a small facet of US security aid programmes for Pakistan worth some $2 billion that remain suspended on orders that Trump abruptly issued in January 2018 to compel the nuclear-armed South Asian nation to crackdown on militants. Trump’s decision, announced in a tweet, blindsided US officials.

After an attack earlier this year by an extremist group that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary troops, US officials called on Pakistan to take “sustained and irreversible action” against militants allegedly operating from its territory.

A State Department spokesperson said in an email that Trump’s 2018 decision to suspend security assistance authorised “narrow exceptions for programmes that support vital US national security interests.” The decision to restore Pakistani participation in IMET was “one such exception,” she said.

The programme “provides an opportunity to increase bilateral cooperation between our countries on shared priorities,” she added. “We want to continue to build on this foundation through concrete actions that advance regional security and stability.”

A second US official said on condition of anonymity that Pakistan was in the process of selecting officers to send to the United States.

The restart of the programme, however, is subject to approval by Congress. Republican and Democratic aides for the Senate and House of Representatives committees with jurisdiction over the process did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

IMET affords spaces to foreign military officers at US military education institutions, such as the US Army War College and the US Naval War College.

Pakistan’s suspension from the programme in August 2018 prompted the cancellation of 66 slots set aside that year for Pakistani military officers in one of the first known impacts of Trump’s decision to halt security assistance.

The US military traditionally has sought to shield such educational programmes from political tensions, arguing that the ties built by bringing foreign military officers to the United States pay long-term dividends.

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2121730/1-us-resume-military-training-programme-pakistan-state-dept/

They can shove it up their.....