Pakistan Suspends Military, Intelligence Cooperation With US

Pakistan has suspended military and intelligence cooperation with the United States amid the diplomatic tensions between Islamabad and Washington, Pakistani Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said.

Speaking at the Institute of Strategic Studies in Islamabad on Tuesday, Khan said that the United States was using Pakistan as a "scapegoat" for its failures in Afghanistan despite spending billions of dollars in the conflict-torn state. Khan's speech was broadcast by the local 92 News channel.

"We have suspended the full-scale cooperation of our defense ministries and intelligence departments. Pakistan does not want to put a price on its sacrifices but wants them to be recognized," the minister said, adding that Pakistan will not allow the continuation of Afghanistan's war on its own territory.

Pakistan's move comes in the wake of a partial freeze of US financial...