Kerry-Lugar Bill or an attempt to further pressurize Pakistan
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Unfortunately Pakistani elites prefer to support non-state actors in Afghanistan and Jammu-Kashmir, and then try to get aid from various sources in the world.
If Pakistan were able to normalize its relationships in South Asia, the economic benefits from trade, transit and technology exchange will be so great, that the $1.5 billion per year that Kerry-Lugar provides will become totally superfluous.
If Pakistan were able to normalize its relationships in South Asia, the economic benefits from trade, transit and technology exchange will be so great, that the $1.5 billion per year that Kerry-Lugar provides will become totally superfluous.
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Probably president zardari will be happy now that a term which was instigated by him is getting popular day by day, both Afghans and Kashmiris are fighting for their freedom against the occupation of foreign forces and each act of retaliation from those fredom fighter is considered as the Pakistani sponsored which is not the case most of the times, it has become more of a fashion to look for a Pakistani shoulder to put blame of failure, either it is NATO in CASE of Afghanistan or indian security agencies in case of their security lapses in India.
socio-eonomic prosperity is linked with the peace in the region, which is stringed and dependent with the with unconditional withdrawal of occupied forces from the occupied lands of the region i.e Afghanistan and Kashmir.
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Nawabzada Malik Amad Khan PPP, Tariq Fatemi participate in discussion on KERRY-LUGAR BILL with Javed Choudhry SEP 28.
KAL TAK with Javed Chaudhry: SEP 28 | PK on web
KAL TAK with Javed Chaudhry: SEP 28 | PK on web
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WITH $1.5 BILLION PAKISTAN AGREES TO ENTER WAZIRISTAN?
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
NEW YORK United States President Barack Obama, co-chairing with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown the first summit meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan, on Thursday announced that the US Senate had unanimously passed the Kerry-Lugar bill, authorizing US$1.5 billion in economic assistance for Pakistan annually over five years.
This amount, which is triple of what Pakistan has been receiving, is in addition to the several billions of dollars Pakistan receives annually in other military and non-military aid.
In response, it appears that Pakistans political leaders have consented to military operations against militants and al-Qaeda in the North Waziristan and South Waziristan tribal areas on the border with Afghanistan.
Although the military has recently conducted successful operations in other trouble spots in the tribal areas, such as Swat, Islamabad has been reluctant to commit fully to engagement in the Waziristans, where the Pakistan Taliban and their al-Qaeda allies have a strong foothold and from where militants fuel the insurgency in Afghanistan.
If you go through the history of US aid, you would not find a parallel of such an aid package as the Kerry-Lugar bill, Holbrooke said, saying it was a very important step forward. The bill points to Pakistan as a critical friend and ally and notes the profound sacrifices it has made in the war on terror. The money provided by the bill will be used to fund a wide range of development projects, from schools and infrastructure to the judicial system.
The language of the version that was approved in the senate it is now to go before the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives where it is expected to pass easily was less stringent than the original. Specific references to India as well as to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced father of Pakistans nuclear weapons program, were eliminated.
The earlier version had wanted to make Pakistan give access to Khan and other scientists involved in nuclear proliferation. It also had urged Pakistan to coordinate its activities against terrorism with India. In the revised version, it only wants Pakistan to liaise with neighboring countries.
Earlier, General Stanley McChrystal, the top US military commander for Afghanistan, said in a report that Indias political and economic influence was increasing in Afghanistan, including significant development efforts and financial investment.
The report said the Afghan government was perceived by Islamabad to be pro-Indian. While Indian activities largely benefit the Afghan people, increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani counter-measures in Afghanistan or India, said the report.
The bill also contains a waiver for every condition that is imposed on Pakistan, but now this can be granted by the secretary of state, not the president as earlier proposed. None of the conditions can set in motion automatic sanctions.
The bill underlines the importance of supporting Pakistans national security needs in its ongoing counter-insurgency battle and in improving its border security, while requiring the government to demonstrate a sustained effort to combat extremist groups and show progress towards defeating them.
Foreign Minister Qureshi told Asia Times Online that a detailed package for the capacity enhancement of the Pakistani armed forces had been agreed on. However, he clarified that it only involved modern counter-insurgency equipment and training programs.
Pakistan has got what it wanted. The onus now rests with Zardari to deliver. This will be the most difficult and dangerous part, to take on the Taliban and al-Qaeda inside Pakistan in a struggle in which there are no guarantees of success.
Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi, flanked by Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Britains special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, gave a briefing after the summit meeting.
He said the gathering, which included 26 countries and international organizations, had unanimously declared military operations against the Taliban in the Malakand area a success, adding that Pakistan would follow a similar model in the tribal areas a clear hint that the government had agreed to send armed forces into the Waziristans.
While Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is ostensibly in New York for the United Nations General Assembly gathering, on the sidelines and in other interaction he has been well feted by the Obama administration as the person who can best further US interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan as much as Pakistans army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kiani does and former president General Pervez Musharraf did.
Zardari will also be pleased with the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting, at which members acknowledged Pakistans economic difficulties and institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank vowed to immediately undertake water and energy related projects for the country.
With $1.5B aid Islamabad agrees to enter Waziristans | PK on web
By Syed Saleem Shahzad
NEW YORK United States President Barack Obama, co-chairing with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown the first summit meeting of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan, on Thursday announced that the US Senate had unanimously passed the Kerry-Lugar bill, authorizing US$1.5 billion in economic assistance for Pakistan annually over five years.
This amount, which is triple of what Pakistan has been receiving, is in addition to the several billions of dollars Pakistan receives annually in other military and non-military aid.
In response, it appears that Pakistans political leaders have consented to military operations against militants and al-Qaeda in the North Waziristan and South Waziristan tribal areas on the border with Afghanistan.
Although the military has recently conducted successful operations in other trouble spots in the tribal areas, such as Swat, Islamabad has been reluctant to commit fully to engagement in the Waziristans, where the Pakistan Taliban and their al-Qaeda allies have a strong foothold and from where militants fuel the insurgency in Afghanistan.
If you go through the history of US aid, you would not find a parallel of such an aid package as the Kerry-Lugar bill, Holbrooke said, saying it was a very important step forward. The bill points to Pakistan as a critical friend and ally and notes the profound sacrifices it has made in the war on terror. The money provided by the bill will be used to fund a wide range of development projects, from schools and infrastructure to the judicial system.
The language of the version that was approved in the senate it is now to go before the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives where it is expected to pass easily was less stringent than the original. Specific references to India as well as to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced father of Pakistans nuclear weapons program, were eliminated.
The earlier version had wanted to make Pakistan give access to Khan and other scientists involved in nuclear proliferation. It also had urged Pakistan to coordinate its activities against terrorism with India. In the revised version, it only wants Pakistan to liaise with neighboring countries.
Earlier, General Stanley McChrystal, the top US military commander for Afghanistan, said in a report that Indias political and economic influence was increasing in Afghanistan, including significant development efforts and financial investment.
The report said the Afghan government was perceived by Islamabad to be pro-Indian. While Indian activities largely benefit the Afghan people, increasing Indian influence in Afghanistan is likely to exacerbate regional tensions and encourage Pakistani counter-measures in Afghanistan or India, said the report.
The bill also contains a waiver for every condition that is imposed on Pakistan, but now this can be granted by the secretary of state, not the president as earlier proposed. None of the conditions can set in motion automatic sanctions.
The bill underlines the importance of supporting Pakistans national security needs in its ongoing counter-insurgency battle and in improving its border security, while requiring the government to demonstrate a sustained effort to combat extremist groups and show progress towards defeating them.
Foreign Minister Qureshi told Asia Times Online that a detailed package for the capacity enhancement of the Pakistani armed forces had been agreed on. However, he clarified that it only involved modern counter-insurgency equipment and training programs.
Pakistan has got what it wanted. The onus now rests with Zardari to deliver. This will be the most difficult and dangerous part, to take on the Taliban and al-Qaeda inside Pakistan in a struggle in which there are no guarantees of success.
Pakistans Foreign Minister Shah Mehmud Qureshi, flanked by Richard Holbrooke, the US special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, and Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, Britains special envoy for Pakistan and Afghanistan, gave a briefing after the summit meeting.
He said the gathering, which included 26 countries and international organizations, had unanimously declared military operations against the Taliban in the Malakand area a success, adding that Pakistan would follow a similar model in the tribal areas a clear hint that the government had agreed to send armed forces into the Waziristans.
While Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is ostensibly in New York for the United Nations General Assembly gathering, on the sidelines and in other interaction he has been well feted by the Obama administration as the person who can best further US interests in Pakistan and Afghanistan as much as Pakistans army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kiani does and former president General Pervez Musharraf did.
Zardari will also be pleased with the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting, at which members acknowledged Pakistans economic difficulties and institutions like the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank vowed to immediately undertake water and energy related projects for the country.
With $1.5B aid Islamabad agrees to enter Waziristans | PK on web
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Actually you are right, that sounds correct.
Mods please change the title with the above mentioned.
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Handing over Pakistan to USA for next 5 years @ 1.5/ year.
I wonder how come any government can accept anything like that. Government is saying we have 14.5 Billion dollars in reserves so why do we need this AIDs??
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News is rumoring around that majority of federal cabinet members have rejected the attached strings, although they are yet eager to RENT them selves on SLIGHT lighter conditions, pity on them, how much difference billions of dollars during Zia-ul-haq and Mushurruf's ERA have made to the economy?
spirit of slavery and beggary never helps.
spirit of slavery and beggary never helps.
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It is not 1.5 billion! it is upto 1.5 billion.
There are conditions, like administration charges will be paid out to US out of this aid amount. this means only 20~30% of the total amount will be handed out to NGO's which will hire and fire people based on their political attachments.
NGO's will be formed out of anti Pakistan elements e.g. PPP....ANP...BLA...TTP etc.
ANy how before accepting this aid it is moral duty of Pak govt. to come on TV and tell its people with solid evidence that Pakistan state was sponsoring terrorism against its neighboring states.... as it is written in the bill that Pak govt. must sieze terrorism against neghboring state!
What are those states btw? IRAN! CHINA! AFGHANISTAN!
Who the **** is protecting BLA heads in UK? Who the **** is running Xe services in Pakistan? who the **** is killing security personals and civilians in Pakistan? is it not terrorism of india facilitated by US?
I think Pakistan need to draft their own bill in response and state it will respond against those involved in terroism against Pakistan and we should issue the wanted list of involved in the killing of school girls and many other civilians and FC personals due to drone attacks and indo-US wepons. incl. all complicits who protected Mehsud for long time.
All captured terroists have already accepted that the got training by terrorist training camps inside indian and afhghanistan.
There are conditions, like administration charges will be paid out to US out of this aid amount. this means only 20~30% of the total amount will be handed out to NGO's which will hire and fire people based on their political attachments.
NGO's will be formed out of anti Pakistan elements e.g. PPP....ANP...BLA...TTP etc.
ANy how before accepting this aid it is moral duty of Pak govt. to come on TV and tell its people with solid evidence that Pakistan state was sponsoring terrorism against its neighboring states.... as it is written in the bill that Pak govt. must sieze terrorism against neghboring state!
What are those states btw? IRAN! CHINA! AFGHANISTAN!
Who the **** is protecting BLA heads in UK? Who the **** is running Xe services in Pakistan? who the **** is killing security personals and civilians in Pakistan? is it not terrorism of india facilitated by US?
I think Pakistan need to draft their own bill in response and state it will respond against those involved in terroism against Pakistan and we should issue the wanted list of involved in the killing of school girls and many other civilians and FC personals due to drone attacks and indo-US wepons. incl. all complicits who protected Mehsud for long time.
All captured terroists have already accepted that the got training by terrorist training camps inside indian and afhghanistan.
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