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Countries Pledge Over $5 billion in Aid to Pakistan

by Rob Walker | April 17, 2009 at 05:16 am

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Over 40 countries attending a summit in Tokyo have agreed to give Pakistan more than $5 billion over the next two years, in hopes of stabilizing the country. The one-day summit was designed to help Pakistan build counter-terrorism measures and build up social safety nets and infrastructure.

The United States and Japan each pledged $1 billion, the EU promised $640 million and Saudi Arabia is giving $700 million.

The sum agreed by the 40 countries during a one-day summit in Tokyo on Friday is aimed at helping Asif Ali Zardari, the Pakistani president, to build counter-terrorism measures and bolster the country's economy and infrastructure.

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Amaad

at 06:35 on April 17th, 2009

dont condemn the whole "nation" mate. thats not how people "from morally high nation" talk of someone else which is in trouble and victim of circomstances.

it is like blaming shias for karbala and blaming jews for holocast. such blames always start with innocent comments like one you been putting accross first you are declaring the whole country a begger now you are passing the last judgement. A Follower of Mola Ali speaking in the sarcastic language of Mauwiah? how sad and disappointing.

oay chup oay (not verified)

at 06:48 on April 17th, 2009

lol India must be constipated after all the effort and propoganda. all effort and lobbying gone down the toilet drain.

sara star

at 10:53 on April 17th, 2009

With all the money from other countries, will Pakistan be able to make sovereign decisions with it, or will there be conditions?

Amaad

at 11:10 on April 17th, 2009

yes Sara,

conditions have been put already. if I was giving the money then I will tell the Pakistani goverment to back off from the deal with the terrorists and go hard on them. whats the point of giving it money for schools, roads and power stations that will be later blown up or occupied by the enemies of the people?

there have to be conditions for transparency and accutability for sure. but not on foregn policies otherwise the goverment HAS the choice to reject them.