A powerful Republican Congressman has reintroduced regulations in the US House of Representatives to end Pakistan’s status as a significant non-Nato ally. The legislation, which was introduced by Congressman Andy Biggs, the head of the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, stipulates that the president does not issue a accreditation in this regard unless Pakistan continues to perform military operations that have significantly impacted the Haqqani Network‘s safe shelter and freedom of movement.
The documentation also needs to state that Pakistan has taken measures to show its commitment to keeping the Haqqani Network from using Pakistan as a haven, and that Islamabad constantly coordinates with the Afghan government to curtail the movement of extremists like the Haqqani Network along the Afghan-Pak borders.
Biggs first introduced the bill in the US House of Representatives in January 2019, and it has since been done in every Congress. In all the previous attempts, it has failed to make any legislative progress.
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