The US Defense Department has withheld military payments to Pakistan after Pentagon chief Jim Mattis determined that Islamabad was not doing enough to counter the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, an official said Friday.

"Secretary Mattis has informed congressional defense committees that he was not able to certify that Pakistan has taken sufficient actions against the Haqqani network to permit full reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2016 Coalition Support Funds," Pentagon spokesman Adam Stump said. 

source: AFP