, a US official said.Relations between the two countries have been frayed over the past decade, with US officials frustrated by what they term Islamabad's unwillingness to act against Islamist groups such as the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani network.
"The funds could not be released to the Government of Pakistain at this time because the Secretary has not yet certified that Pakistain has taken sufficient action against the Haqqani network," Pentagon front man Adam Stump said on Wednesday.
The $300 million comes under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), a US Defense Department program to reimburse allies that have incurred costs in supporting counter-terrorist and counter-insurgency operations. Pakistain is the largest recipient.
"This decision does not reduce the significance of the sacrifices that the Pak military has undertaken over the last two years," Stump added.
According to Pentagon data, about $14 billion has already been paid to Pakistain under the CSF since 2002.
The decision by the Pentagon is a sign that while it sees some progress by Pakistain in its military operations in North Wazoo, much work remains.
Pakistain rejects harbouring gunnies but says there are limits to how much it can do as it is already fighting multiple Lion of Islam groups and is wary of a "blowback" in the form of more terror attacks on its soil.
"(The) Coalition Support Fund is one of the many cooperative arrangements between Pakistain and the United States to pursue common objectives," said Nadeem Hotiana, a front man for the Pak embassy in Washington.
Relations between the United States and Pakistain were tested in May by a US drone strike that killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour on Pak soil.
There has been growing resistance in the US Congress to sending money to Pakistain. Many politicians have expressed concern
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about its nuclear program, commitment to fighting terrorist organizations and cooperation in the Afghanistan grinding of the peace processor.