I love supporting this bill only if US govt invest all through USAID and through non govt private sector under the supervision of US govt. US congress doesn't trust Zaradari govt. Even after when US ambassador in Islamabad said, this govt took 3 billion from US. Where that 3 billion go ?.
US govt should directly run the project in Pakistan, under its own supervision.
Teach Pakistani how to catch the fish, don't give us fish.
US to install monitor for aid to Pakistan | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online
ISLAMABAD - The United States on Tuesday made it clear that it would put its own monitoring mechanism in place for entire American financial assistance to the government of Pakistan, official sources said.
According to the sources, visiting David Lipton, Senior Director for International Economics, National Security Council of USA, conveyed this condition to Pakistan during his meeting here with Adviser to PM on Finance, Shaukat Tarin. The sources privy to the meeting told TheNation that the US delegation asked Pakistan to make arrangements for placement of US economic inspectors here.
The sources further said that the Pakistan side requested the US delegation for brief relaxation in International Monetary Funds conditions mainly regarding subsidy withdrawal and prices increase.
It is pertinent to mention here that the IMF has delayed release of third tranche of the standby loan to Pakistan. The IMF, according to the sources, is insistent upon withdrawal of entire subsidies while the government has withdrawn only 47 per cent of them in the budget 2009-10. Besides, the IMF was also not happy with Pakistan for not imposing farm tax in the latest fiscal policy, the sources added.
Meanwhile, an official handout stated that Shaukat Tarin briefed David Lipton about the state of Pakistans economy and emphasized that the government is determined to implement its nine-point agenda for the countrys progress and prosperity.
David Lipton showed keen interest in the agenda and assured all possible cooperation by the US government in national development of Pakistan. He further said that it was really important that Pakistan is making progress in the right direction.