Can Pak Tell US: "Take This Aid and Shove It!" ?

[Jango]

The Kerry-Lugar Bill tried to do exactly that, but the Pakistani leadership did not want auditable tracking of the money, for their own "reasons".

These reasons need to be done off with once and for all.

 

[VCheng]

I am puzzled. On another thread you are saying that those trillions of dollars in mineral reserves are nothing, but here you are saying Pakistan should accept a mere meager 7.5 billion dollar aid. Is that right? You mean Pakistan should accept the terms of the aid.

Those "trillions" will remain a pipe dream for the foreseeable future. The 7.5 billion dollars are very real and immediately available. I hope you can realize the difference.

 

[Faiez]

pakistan doesnt need any aid.
no one needs any aid..

this "aid" concept is a recent concept of bribing countries into doing what ever they say....
It was never there in the old days, like 70yrs ago...

I liked the previous military leadership...they played good politics..

took as much aid as they cud take and did nothing for USA in return. And invested all the money into infrastructure, education and health and defense..and the positive difference was notable.

I still wonder why pakistan had not continued peace talks with taliban..That would have saved alot of lives and resources...

 

[Major Sam]

How an NRO base Govt. say GOODBYE to AID... there are bloody money suckers leaders.. speacially MR 10%

 

[Respect4Respect01]

well we managed in the 90s without US aid. In fact from 2000 onwards we became much more resiliant and let to JF17. al kahlid, babur etc.

So please no to Amirican aid and prefer sanctions as well thank you.

Pakistan almost payed off the debt and then WoT begins, and now look we cant survive without aid.

well we Pakistanis dont get any aid, its our leaders who need aid. we are surviving anyway.

 

[RiazHaq]

Here's a News report on US assistance for higher education & research in Pakistan:

Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dr. Javaid Laghari, Chairman of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to create three Centers for Advanced Studies at Pakistani universities.



With US support, these centers will promote the development of Pakistan's water, energy, and agriculture sectors through applied research, training for specialists, university linkages, and the contributions towards policy formulation, said in a press statement issued by US Embassy here on Friday.



"US-Pakistan cooperation in higher education spans more than six decades. This new program presents a new milestone in our joint efforts to strengthen Pakistan's university system to support the growth of the country's economy," said Dr. Rajiv Shah at the signing ceremony.



The Centers for Advanced Studies is a five-year $127 million program sponsored by USAID. The Center for Advanced Studies in Agriculture and Food Security will be established with US support at the University of Agriculture in Faisalabad, Punjab.



The Center for Advanced Studies in Water will be created at the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology in Jamshoro. Meanwhile, the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) in Islamabad will open the Center for Advanced Studies in Energy.



A satellite center for energy will be established at the University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar.



A key component of the Center for Advanced Studies Program is linking Pakistani universities to universities in the United States.



These linkages will help engender, support, and fund joint applied research, student and faculty exchanges, pedagogical improvement, and development of new courses according to the needs of industry. It is expected that other universities will use these centers as a model for future growth and improvements.



The signing ceremony for the launch of the Centers for Advanced Studies Program was attended by the Vice Chancellors from the four participating universities, representatives from the Higher Education Commission, members of the Ministry of Science and Technology, other officials, and students.

USAID, HEC sign MoU for advanced studies - thenews.com.pk