Washington: United States Secretary of State John Kerry had denied the news of certification of Pakistan on action of him against terror groups.
John Kerry had made it clear that that he has not issued any certificate to the Congress on the progress made by Pakistan in taking action against terror groups.
The US State Department has not made any recent notification to the Congress under the Kerry-Lugar Berman for release of American aid to Pakistan, Kerry’s spokesman said.
John Kerry is scheduled to attend Vibrant Gujarat summit to be held in Gandhinagar from January 11.
It was way back in 2013 that the State Department had notified the Congress about disbursement of aid to Pakistan and for this the Secretary of State had used the “national interest waiver” and not the certification requirement.
Jen Psaki, spokesperson of State Department, on Monday said that he also made it clear that no aid has been disbursed to Pakistan under the Kerry-Luger-Berman in recent past.
She also said that there are a number of ways under which the US provides financial aid to Pakistan.
Psaki said, “Congress has not been notified of the request. Congress has not approved of any request (of aid to Pakistan under Kerry Lugar Berman Bill).”
She said, “A (national interest) waiver was used instead of certification (in 2013).”
She also clarifies that not issuing certificate to Congress on Pakistan’s counter-terrorism measures does not mean that progress has not been made.
Bureau Report
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