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| Increased aid conditional to fighting terror: US to Pak
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 27-March-2009
0:35:45 AM |
| Tripling of non-military aid to Pakistan for the next one decade would be conditional on its success in fighting terrorism and extremist elements in the country, John Kerry, the US senator behind an upcoming legislation on the issue has said.
Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kerry along with the committee's Ranking Member, Senator Richard Lugar, would be introducing in the coming weeks a legislation in this regard, popularly known as the Kerry-Lugar bill.
The Kerry-Lugar bill approves USD 1.5 billion per annum non-military aid to Pakistan for the next one decade.
"Senator Lugar and I will shortly be reintroducing the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act, which seeks to triple non-military aid to the people of Pakistan while holding its security forces more accountable for assistance provided in their fight against the Pakistani Taliban and al Qaeda," Kerry said during a Congressional hearing.
The hearing was held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the confirmation of Lt Gen Karl Eikenberry as next US Ambassador to Afghanistan
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