Japan may cut aid to emergency-hit Pakistan
Tokyo,
Nov
14:
Japan
has
warned
Pakistan
that
it
may
cut
aid
to
the
latter
following
the
proclamation
of
an
emergency
by
the
Musharraf
regime
and
detainment
of
a
key
opposition
leader.
When asked whether Japan will cut its current aid to Pakistan, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said: “We'll consider every option."
“I have concerns about the current situation in Pakistan. We've been considering increasing official development aid to Pakistan as the country was considered to be in the democratisation process and was making efforts in the war on terror," Komura told reporters.
“But we may have to examine carefully whether to increase the amount of aid at this point while closely watching the democratisation process in the country," he said.
Japan used to give hundreds of millions of dollars a year to Pakistan in low-interest loans and grants, The News reported.
ANI
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