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Clinton pledges more than 243 million dollars as additional aid for Pakistan | US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is currently on a three-day tour to Pakistan, has offered to provide a total of 243.5 million dollars as aid to the troubled nation in addition to the 7.5 billion dollars that it will receive through the Kerry Lugar Bill over
the next five years. Clinton met Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, President
Asif Ali Zardari and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the first day of
her visit. During her meetings with the country's leadership, the top US Diplomat
underscored the Obama administration's resolve to develop a broad relationship
with Islamabad, State Department spokesperson Ian Kelly said. " Secretary Clinton
pledged 55 million dollars at a meeting with Prime Minister Gilani to assist Pakistan
and UN agencies to provide humanitarian relief to families displaced from North
Western Frontier Province (NWFP) and tribal areas. She also pledged 103.5 million
dollars in U.S. support for the Government of Pakistan's priority law enforcement
and border security programs," The Nation quoted Kelly, as saying. He said Washington
would keep on assisting and helping Islamabad in its fight against extremism and
counterinsurgency operations. " We continue to stand with the Pakistani people
who have seen firsthand the effects of violent extremism. We also honor the brave
Pakistani military, police, and security personnel who are now engaged in rescue
efforts, as well as those who are fighting to combat extremism and create a safe,
stable, and secure Pakistan," Kelly said. |
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