New bill introduced in the US House to remove Pakistan as major non-NATO ally
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Kathmandu, January 4. A new bill has been presented in the US House of Representatives to remove Pakistan as a major non-NATO ally.
Republican Congressman Andy Biggs put forward the bill, which seeks to terminate Pakistan from the status of a major non-NATO ally, barring them from facilities such as access to surplus US defense supplies and engagement in research and development programs for cooperative defense.
The bill also elaborates that the president cannot designate Pakistan as a non-NATO ally separately until they can prove that Pakistan is contributing towards disrupting the Haqqani Network in Pakistan. Haqqani Network is an Afghan guerrilla group standing against the Afghan government and US-led NATO forces.
There are 17 non-NATO allies at present. Brazil was the last country to get the status in 2019. Pakistan was given the status of a major non-NATO ally in 2004 by the Bush administration.
The designation allows the allies to participate in research and other projects of the Department of Defense on a shared cost basis.
President Trump suspended all financial and security assistance to Pakistan in 2018, with his administration also considering of eliminating the status of a non-NATO ally.
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