US to aid $ 845 mn for Pak in FY 2008
Washington,
Nov
9:
The
State
Department
and
US
Agency
for
International
Development
(USAID)
have
requested
a
845
million
dollar-assistance
to
Pakistan
in
the
Fiscal
Year
(FY)
2008
Congressional
Budget.
''Our FY 2008 Congressional Budget request is about 785 million dollars, with a FY 2008 Supplemental Amendment of 60 million dollars,''the State Department said.
The 785 million dollars, requested in the FY 2008 Congressional Budget, provide about 342 million dollars Peace and Security (Includes Foreign), Military Financing, International Military Education and Training, Law Enforcement Reform, counter-narcotics, and counter-terrorism.
The United States considers Pakistan a key ally in the war against terror, having given more than 10 billion dollars to the Musharraf Government since 2001.
However, after emergency rule was declared in Pakistan on Saturday, the US said it would review the financial aid given to the former.
When
asked
whether
the
Bush
Administration
has
any
timetable
for
the
review,
State
Department
Spokesman
Sean
McCormack
said,
''I
don't
have
a
timetable,
but
it's
something
that
people
are
working
on
right
now.''
UNI