Donald Trump administration bars Pak military officers from training programs
Donald Trump administration bars Pak military officers from training programs The Donald Trump administration has barred scores of Pakistani military officials from training and education programs, here on Saturday. It has also suspended the funding for Pakistan's military training programme, officials confirmed. The suspension of Pakistan from the government’s International Military Education and Training program will close off places that had been set aside for 66 Pakistani officers this year, a State Department spokesperson told Reuters. The places will either be unfilled or given to officers from other countries. Dan Feldman, a former US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, called the move “very short-sighted and myopic.” “This will have lasting negative impacts limiting the bilateral relationship well into the future,” Feldman told reports. In his first tweet of 2018, Trump slammed Pakistan, saying the country has rewarded past US aid with “nothing but lies & deceit.” -PTC News
