Trump admin proposes to reduce 190 milion dollar in financial grant to Pakistan

The Trump administration has proposed to reduce 190 million US Dollar in financial grant to Pakistan in foreign military funding as compared to the 2016 fiscal. 

This Year, the US administration has proposed 344 million US Dollar in financial assistance to Pakistan including 100 million US Dollar in foreign military funding. 

Last year, the US assistance to Pakistan under the State Department budget was 534 million US Dollar, which included 225 million US Dollar towards foreign military funding.

The Trump administration's budget proposal would convert some of the United States'



foreign military grants to loans, affecting several countries, including Pakistan. 

The White House said yesterday that the proposals are a part of a larger effort to slash spending on diplomacy, aid and programmes abroad by more than 29 per cent. 

The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the proposal, said the foreign military grants could affect Pakistan, Tunisia, Lebanon, Ukraine, Colombia, the Philippines and Vietnam. 

The cuts to programmes under the State Department are in part meant to fund an increase in the US's own military spending.