Kerry Lugar Bill
Monday, October 5, 2009
The Dawn, Monday, 05 Oct, 2009 writes,
There is then the finance minister who laments that terror has cost Pakistan $35bn, but that Pakistan would spare no effort or resources to combat this existential threat to its territorial integrity and values.
Mr. Zardari asked the world to give Pakistan $ 100 bn as compensation for war on terror and his finance minister puts the estimate to be around $ 35 bn. The two need to reconcile the estimates with each other. Irrespective of the two estimates, the much hyped about Kerry Lugar Bill of $ 1.5 bn is but pea nuts, and has so many conditions attached to it. If Pakistan can live without the remaining billion dollars in double digits, it should refuse this American aid and learn to live hungry but with pride.
Labels: 9/11, US Aid, War on Terror
posted @ 8:40 PM,
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