US squeeze civilian aid of Pakistan

US squeeze civilian aid of Pakistan

US has squeezed civilian aid of Pakistan after hectic a series of blame game. According to reliable sources US limited the annual civilian to Pakistan from $1.5 billion from last year to $1.1 billion this year. The huge decrease has been made by US congress
after they failed to convince Pakistani government to conduct a military operation against Haqqani Network, operating against allied forces while remaining inside Pak borders. The US has also alleged Pakistan of using civilian aid to support militants.

Meanwhile, United States has also reduced the civilian aid of war ruined Afghanistan to manifolds. They have deducted the original amount of $4.1 billion in 2010 to $2.5 billion this year. After massive decrease in Afghan aid, the country would face immense
difficulties to under poor economy.

The US secretary of states, Hillary Clinton has asked congress to release the original promised assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan. In her official message released on Friday, November 4, urged the members of congress to realise the sensitivity of circumstances
as the deduction of civil aid at this particular stage could impact adversely on the relations of allies.

Clinton further said that, “Our civilian efforts were never designed to solve all of Afghanistan’s development challenges or to completely turn around Pakistan’s economy. But they do aim to give Afghans and Pakistanis a stake in their countries’ futures
and undercut the appeal of insurgency.”

She also stated that, “In Pakistan, it means leveraging the resources provided by the landmark Kerry Lugar-Berman legislation to address major economic challenges that threaten Pakistan’s stability. We have learned over and over again — lasting stability
and security go hand in hand with economic opportunity.”

In addition the secretary of states argued that, “We will continue supporting an Afghan-led peace process that meets our red-lines. This won’t be easy, but reconciliation is still possible and is the best hope for peace and stability in Afghanistan and the
region.”

Pakistan has not responded to the situation up to now, however, the common man has expressed pleasure over the situation and said that it is a right time to get rid of American slavery.

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Posted by Shahid Nazir on Nov 5 2011. Filed under Pakistan, World. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry