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Bill to strip Pakistan of its status as a major non-NATO ally of the United States introduced in the US House of Representatives
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Bill to strip Pakistan of its status as a major non-NATO ally of the United States introduced in the US House of Representatives

On the first day of the 117th Congress, Republican Congressman Andy Biggs introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives to terminate the designation of Pakistan as a Major non-NATO Ally. A statement on Mr. Biggs’ website said the goal of the legislation would be the removal of “Pakistan‘s designation as a major non-NATO ally, a status that allows for various benefits such as access to excess U.S. defense supplies and participation in cooperative defense research and development projects.” The bill if passed by the house, will strip away Pakistan’s designation as a major non-NATO ally, a designation that gives the countries to entry into cooperative research and development projects with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a shared-cost basis, participation in certain counter-...