The US has said that it has suspended all security assistance to Pakistan until Islamabad takes "decisive action" against terror groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network, which according to Washington is destabilising the region.

"Today, we can confirm that we are suspending security assistance only to Pakistan at this time," said US state department spokesperson Heather Nauert. She added tha Pakistan could receive the funding if it takes decisive action against terror groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network

"It has been more than four months since the president's speech, and despite a sustained high-level engagement by this administration with the government of Pakistan, the Taliban and the Haqqani Network continue to find sanctuary inside Pakistan as they plot to destabilise Afghanistan and also attack US and allied personnel," Nauert said

"Until the Pak Govt takes decisive action against groups including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network, we consider them to be destabilizing the region and also targeting U.S. personnel, US will suspend that kind of security assistance to Pakistan" says Heather Nauert pic.twitter.com/3wMKmXMAwL - ANI (@ANI) January 5, 2018

This is is another mega blow to Pakistan which will be deprived of more than 1 billion dollars in aid. This is the second time USA has snubbed Pakistan after suspending USD 225 million aid a few days ago.

"We will not be delivering military equipment or transfer security-related funds to Pakistan unless it is required by law.There may be some exemptions that are made on a case-by-case basis, if they're determined to be critical to national security interests," Nauert told reporters

She said that the US had a series of discussions with Pakistan about terrorism, and had asked the country the need to take more decisive action against terror groups.

President Donald Trump in an angry tweet on the New Year day had accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the US but "lies and deceit" and providing "safe haven" to terrorists in return for USD 33 billion aid over the last 15 years. Soon after the president's tweet, the White House had confirmed that the US had suspended its USD 255 million military aid to Pakistan.

-With inputs from PTI

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