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US rejects a third of Pak's reimbursements due to massive over billing, lack of proof | The United States has rejected reimbursement claims under
the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) by Pakistan of over 400 million dollars citing massive over billing and inadequate substantiation. Pakistan had claimed a total
of 1.4 billion dollars for 2008 in reimbursement but it is likely to get only
997 million dollars from the US. The delay in the repayments on part of the US
and now the refusal of the claims has further increased tension between both countries.
Pakistani military officials criticised the Obama Administration for overlooking
the enormous sacrifice the country's security forces have made while helping the
US in its 'war on terror' in the region. "It is too cold-hearted of the US to
stress on the money it gives to Pakistan, but disregard its sacrifices. The Americans
in every interaction try to make their Pakistani interlocutors realise that they
were doing great favour to Pakistan," The Dawn quoted a military official, as
saying. Pakistan has been claiming that it has lost about 2,500 soldiers in the
'war on terror' in Afghanistan and other 8000 injured. "Pakistan has suffered
more casualties than the combined tally for troops from 43 countries fighting
in Afghanistan," said a top military official. Analysts believe that feelings
of resentment in the Pakistan army are serious for US strategists because their
success in Afghanistan critically depends on the wholehearted support of the Pakistan
military. Meanwhile, US Ambassador Anne Patterson, in a statement, looked forward
to working closely with Islamabad for reconciling the outstanding CSF claims for
2009. Patterson attributed the delays to inability of the embassy personnel, engaged
in processing the payments, to obtain Pakistani visas or get them extended. |
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