国际英语资讯:Pakistan fights anti-terror war on its own resources: foreign ministry
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 5-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="fights">fights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p><span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="suspending">suspending</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span>-<span word="related">related</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Heather">Heather</span> <span word="Nauert">Nauert</span>.</p><p><span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="engaged">engaged</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Administration">Administration</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="await">await</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="details">details</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="Impacts">Impacts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="pursuit">pursuit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="objectives">objectives</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="terrorism">terrorism</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="over">over</span> 120 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="secure">secure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="stability">stability</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>."</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Nikki">Nikki</span> <span word="Haley">Haley</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="withhold">withhold</span> 255 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="Financing">Financing</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 700 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="aside">aside</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="reimbursing">reimbursing</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="war">war</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pak">Pak</span>-<span word="Afghan">Afghan</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> 350 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="Support">Support</span> <span word="Fund">Fund</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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