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US to suspend aid to Pak if misused, says State Department report | A US State Department report has warned that the financial assistance to Pakistan would be suspended if the funds are misused or misdirected. The Department, in its Pakistan Assistance Strategy Report, has
explained how it intends to spend and oversee the 7.5 billion dollar aid package
under the Kerry Lugar bill and warned that any misuse of the aid money could result
in suspension of all financial assistance. "The US Secretary of State will suspend
any government to government assistance to any implementing agency if there is
credible evidence of misuse of funds by such agency," the report said. It also
said that the Obama administration wants to channel a large portion of its assistance
to Pakistan through Pakistani institutions and contractors, and reduce its dependence
on American firms. About two billion dollars of the aid package have been allocated
for enhancing security services, governance and legal institutions, The Dawn quoted
the report, as saying. The State Department also plans to expand its use of Pakistani
public accounting firms to audit money spent on the Pakistani Non-Government Organisations
(NGO). "More US assistance will be provided through accountable Pakistani institutions
at the national, provincial and local levels to implement Pakistani-identified
priority programmes for which they currently have insufficient funds," the report
stated. |
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