India concerned over US arms supply to Pakistan (Lead)
March 4th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The US should ensure that the “latest tranche” of military aid to Pakistan is used only for fighting the Al Qaeda and the Taliban and not against India, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Thursday.
“Given our bitter past experience of how Islamabad used such aid against India, Washington should ensure that the latest tranche of military aid is used only for the purpose of countering Al Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and not against India,” Antony said in a statement here.
According to media reports, the US has stepped up military aid to boost Pakistani forces capability to strike in remote tribal areas. The US will supply sophisticated laser-guided-bomb kits, 12 American-made surveillance drones and 18 late-model F-16 fighters jets to Pakistan.
With this new arms aid, US counterinsurgency assistance fund for Pakistan is slated to double increase to $1.2 billion in 2011.
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