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ISLAMABAD, May 18 (APP): President Asif Ali Zardari returned here Monday evening after concluding official visit to Libya, UK, USA and France. The visit saw the US House of representatives approve $ 1.9 billion aid, UK committing 640 million pounds over the next four years and France offering civilian nuclear technology to Pakistan after decades of embargo in addition to specific aid for the immediate rehabilitation of refugees and broadening of the partnership to fight the scourge of extremism and militancy.
In a statement spokesman of the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said, The wide ranging measures announced during the visit would strengthen Pakistans economy on the one hand and garner international political support to a democratic Pakistan engaged in a major battle against the militants in the Frontier and tribal areas on the other.
Significantly the approval of 1.9 billion dollars to Pakistan was above the Obama administrations own request for release of economic assistance to Pakistan battling the Taliban.
No less significant was French President Sarkozys offer of a wide ranging civil nuclear deal to Pakistan to help it overcome its energy crisis to make the industries run and create jobs and opportunities, Farhatullah Babar said.
Pakistans case for immediate rehabilitation of the internally displaced population received attention as the UK and France each announced 12 million Euros for the refugees and the US House of Representatives made a special provision for the IDPs in the aid bill that was passed.
In a week that saw the National Assembly backing operation against the militants, wire services transmitting pictures and TV channels sound bytes of displaced people lining up for food in camps President Zardari cautioned the international community how critical it was that the refugees were rehabilitated to prevent them from falling prey to the militants propaganda.
The President also flew into New York from Washington to urge the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for global appeal to help Pakistan deal with the human catastrophe resulting from the action against militants in Swat, a request which the UN chief readily accepted.
It is critical that the international community was persuaded to help rehabilitate uprooted people back to their homes after the operation was over, was the message to Ban Ki Moon and other leaders.
The Presidential brief included a multi dimensional plan prepared by government to defend the countrys democratic system against the militants onslaught who had publicly denounced Parliament, democracy and the superior judiciary and wanted to impose their own world view on the people of Pakistan through use of force.
Over half a dozen items in the plan contained details ranging from massive investments in education to strengthening of the civilian law enforcing agencies, from recruitment of another 100,000 special police force to building of bomb proof police stations, from improving the border security regimen to overcoming the energy crisis and from specific projects in agricultural development to opening of European and US markets to Pakistani products to help regenerate its economy.
The call for trade, not aid was heeded as the British Prime Minister addressed a letter to the European Union to place this issue on its summit agenda in Brussels on June 17.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - President returns home after visit to US, UK, France and Libya
In a statement spokesman of the President former Senator Farhatullah Babar said, The wide ranging measures announced during the visit would strengthen Pakistans economy on the one hand and garner international political support to a democratic Pakistan engaged in a major battle against the militants in the Frontier and tribal areas on the other.
Significantly the approval of 1.9 billion dollars to Pakistan was above the Obama administrations own request for release of economic assistance to Pakistan battling the Taliban.
No less significant was French President Sarkozys offer of a wide ranging civil nuclear deal to Pakistan to help it overcome its energy crisis to make the industries run and create jobs and opportunities, Farhatullah Babar said.
Pakistans case for immediate rehabilitation of the internally displaced population received attention as the UK and France each announced 12 million Euros for the refugees and the US House of Representatives made a special provision for the IDPs in the aid bill that was passed.
In a week that saw the National Assembly backing operation against the militants, wire services transmitting pictures and TV channels sound bytes of displaced people lining up for food in camps President Zardari cautioned the international community how critical it was that the refugees were rehabilitated to prevent them from falling prey to the militants propaganda.
The President also flew into New York from Washington to urge the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon for global appeal to help Pakistan deal with the human catastrophe resulting from the action against militants in Swat, a request which the UN chief readily accepted.
It is critical that the international community was persuaded to help rehabilitate uprooted people back to their homes after the operation was over, was the message to Ban Ki Moon and other leaders.
The Presidential brief included a multi dimensional plan prepared by government to defend the countrys democratic system against the militants onslaught who had publicly denounced Parliament, democracy and the superior judiciary and wanted to impose their own world view on the people of Pakistan through use of force.
Over half a dozen items in the plan contained details ranging from massive investments in education to strengthening of the civilian law enforcing agencies, from recruitment of another 100,000 special police force to building of bomb proof police stations, from improving the border security regimen to overcoming the energy crisis and from specific projects in agricultural development to opening of European and US markets to Pakistani products to help regenerate its economy.
The call for trade, not aid was heeded as the British Prime Minister addressed a letter to the European Union to place this issue on its summit agenda in Brussels on June 17.
Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - President returns home after visit to US, UK, France and Libya
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