Bill to terminate Pakistan’s designation as main non-NATO ally launched in US House

Image Source : AP/FILE Bill to terminate Pakistan’s designation as main non-NATO ally launched in US House 
On the primary day of the 117th Congress, a lawmaker has launched a invoice within the US House of Representatives to terminate the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally. Introduced by Republican Congressman Andy Biggs, the Bill removes Pakistan’s designation as a significant non-NATO ally, a standing that permits for numerous advantages corresponding to entry to extra US defence provides and participation in cooperative defence analysis and growth tasks.
The invoice additionally notes that the US President can not situation a separate designation of Pakistan as a Major NATO ally, except a presidential certification that Pakistan continues to conduct navy operations which might be contributing to considerably disrupting the protected haven and freedom of motion of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.
It additionally seeks a presidential certification that Pakistan has taken steps to show its dedication to stop the Haqqani Network from utilizing any Pakistani territory as a protected haven and that the Pak authorities actively coordinates with Afghanistan to limit the motion of militants, such because the Haqqani Network, alongside the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.
The invoice additionally asks the president to certify that Pakistan has proven progress in arresting and prosecuting Haqqani Network senior leaders and mid-level operatives. Pakistan was named a Major non-NATO ally through the Bush Administration in 2004. Currently, there are 17 Major non-NATO ally. Brazil was the final nation to given this designation by President Donald Trump in 2019.

The designation provides the international locations to entry into cooperative analysis and growth tasks with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a shared-cost foundation, participation in sure counter-terrorism initiatives, buy of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds, precedence supply of navy surplus (starting from rations to ships).
It additionally provides them entry to War Reserve Stocks of DoD-owned gear which might be saved exterior of American navy bases, provides them loans of kit and materials for cooperative analysis and growth tasks and evaluations and permission to make use of American financing for the acquisition or lease of sure protection gear.
The designation amongst different issues expedites export processing of area expertise and permission for the nation’s firms to bid on sure DoD contracts for the restore and upkeep of navy gear exterior the United States.
However, President Trump in January 2018 suspended all monetary and safety help to Pakistan. The outgoing Trump Administration even thought of terminating the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO ally.
Under the Obama Administration, US designated India as a Major Defense Partner. 
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