US Congress okays $1.4 bn for Pakistan
Saturday, June 20, 2009
The News International, Pakistan, Saturday, June 20, 2009
WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved $1.4 billion in economic and security assistance for Pakistan, as the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $106 billion war supplemental bill on Thursday, giving the Obama administration the urgently-needed $225 million as relief assistance for displaced persons of the tribal areas.
The whopping funding bill, primarily meant for Afghanistan and Iraq wars, had faced a stiff resistance in the US House of Representatives, getting through with a narrow vote earlier this week.
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WASHINGTON: The US Congress approved $1.4 billion in economic and security assistance for Pakistan, as the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $106 billion war supplemental bill on Thursday, giving the Obama administration the urgently-needed $225 million as relief assistance for displaced persons of the tribal areas.
The whopping funding bill, primarily meant for Afghanistan and Iraq wars, had faced a stiff resistance in the US House of Representatives, getting through with a narrow vote earlier this week.
More
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