The US has consistently engaged with Pakistan's top military officials, pressing them to indiscriminately target all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security, the Pentagon has said.


The remark comes after the Pentagon on Saturday said it will reprogramme USD 300 million of its Coalition Support Fund (CSF) for Pakistan due to its failure to tackle militant groups.


The Pentagon's move, which needs to be approved by the US Congress, is part of a broader suspension of aid announced in January. "Unfortunately, recent reporting has distorted the details of the Coalition Support Fund by stating several things out of context.


The suspension of security assistance to Pakistan was announced in January 2018," Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Kon Faulkner said on Sunday. "The CSF is included in the suspension and it remains in place.


This is not a new decision or a new announcement, but an acknowledgement of a July request to reprogramme funds before they expire," he said.


Faulkner said since January, the US has consistently engaged with Pakistani military officials at the highest levels, based on both a shared commitment to defeat all terrorist groups that threaten regional stability and security, as well as on a shared vision of a peaceful future for Afghanistan. -- PTI