Improving Pakistani Aid
July 16th, 2008 by Adam
The Boston Globe reports on a recently introduced bill (S.3263) by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Joe Biden (D-DE) that would provide 7.5 billion dollars in aid to Pakistan over five years. The proposed bill would differ from previous aid packages to Pakistan as it directs more funding towards social and economic development, while holding the military more accountable for the funding it recieves. The bill, which has great support in Washington and Islamabad, intends to strengthen the two nations’ bilateral relationship by helping consolidate Pakistani democracy, moving away from a solely military-to-military relationship, and making Pakistani military aid conditional.
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