US considering withholding USD 255 mn aid to Pak: NYT

The Trump administration is strongly considering withholding USD 255 million in aid to Pakistan, reflecting dissatisfaction with Islamabad's inaction against terror networks and due to Pakistan's inability to destroy terror safe havens, a media report said. The Trump administration's internal debate over whether to deny Pakistan the money is a test of whether Trump will deliver on his threat to punish Islamabad for failing to cooperate on counterterrorism operations, the New York Times reported.