US aid to Pak being used against India: Krishna

Reacting to queries on the misuse of military aid given to the nation to fight terror,the minister said that it is the responsibility of the US government to monitor the use of arms it sends to Pakistan.

“We have also impressed on the US government that it is desirable that whenever they are going to provide aid to any nation,it should be the primary responsibility of the US government to see that the aid is being spent for purpose for which it has been sanctioned,” Krishna said.

The statement comes two months after the US Senate passed a bill tripling the annual aid package to Islamabad over the next five years to $ 1.5 billion. Defence Minister AK Antony had then said that the induction of new weapons by Pakistan is not geared towards fighting terror.

On Monday,Krishna reemphasised the point and said that pumping in more weapons to the region would be detrimental to the peace process.

“We would like this area to be cleared of armament competition. We would like this area to be peaceful and sending more arms to this region will not help in that process,” the External Affairs Minister said.