Washington: US Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed a 20 per cent cut in the American aid to Colombo, a move reflecting the unease in their ties over issues related to human rights, reconstruction and political integration in Sri Lanka after the end of the civil war.
It is believed to be the steepest drop for any South Asian country in Kerry's budgetary proposals which was sent to the Congress last week for its approval. In actual term, Kerry has proposed a USD 11 million in aid to Sri Lanka, which, according to a senior State Department official, is a "drop of 20 per cent" from the actual spending in the 2012 fiscal.
"This reflects both the fact that we had difficult time in programming a lot of our money in Sri Lanka. We tried to do a lot in the North to help the IDPs and get back to their normal life and support reconstruction efforts there. But in...
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01:33 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Washington: The US assistance to Pakistan has helped in reducing the conditions that foment extremism in the country, the US Secretary of State John Kerry said as the State Department in its annual budget sought $1.3 billion in economic and military assistance for the South Asian nation. "Our economic and military assistance to Pakistan helps reduce the conditions that enable extremism and its calling card - terrorism - to disrupt...
07:29 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Washington: A key American Senator on Tuesday threatened to force a vote on ending US aid to Pakistan unless a Pakistani doctor, who helped CIA trace Osama bin Laden, is released from prison. Senator Rand Paul took to the Senate floor this morning announcing his intention to force a Senate vote that, if passed, would strip Pakistan of all US foreign aid until Dr Shakil Afridi's recent 33-year prison sentence...
07:12 AM, Jul 18, 2012
New York: Slamming Pakistan for refusing to cut ties with the Haqqani network of militants, a leading US daily has said the military of the 'crippled and chaotic' state continues to play a "double game" of accepting aid from America while enabling the Afghan Taliban. The New York Times said in the editorial piece titled 'Crippled, Chaotic Pakistan' that for years, Pakistan ignored the Obama administration's pleas to crack down...
11:55 AM, Jul 02, 2012
Washington: Sounding a fresh warning to Pakistan, a key Senate panel has voted to slash American assistance to Islamabad by more than half, approving only USD 1 billion in aid for fiscal 2013 and warned of further cuts unless it reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, which passes the budget for the State Department, yesterday approved only USD 1 billion in assistance to...
01:15 PM, May 23, 2012
Lahore: Pakistan's opposition and religious parties have welcomed the US administration's decision to withhold $ 800 million in military aid to the country, describing it a "god-sent opportunity" to emerge from the "financial enslavement" of Americans. Senior PML-N leader Muhammad Mehdi said though the Pakistani military has not yet confirmed the suspension of American aid, his party is against any assistance that comes with conditions. "The US step is going...
01:58 PM, Jul 12, 2011
New Delhi: India on Thursday said it will continue to take up the issue of Pakistan diverting American military aid against it with the US till the time there is a "final solution" to the problem. Defence Minister A K Antony said the past experience and track-record shows that instead of using the American military aid in the fight against Taliban, Pakistan is diverting it against India. "This is a...
11:44 AM, Dec 16, 2010
The US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the goal is to reduce the high level of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan. ...
12:42 PM, Jul 19, 2010
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton also expressed concern over the recent attacks in New York's Time Square. ...
12:46 PM, May 14, 2010
US President Barack Obama last year had signed a law that would provide $ 7.5 billion of civilian aid to Pakistan. ...
08:19 AM, May 12, 2010
Bill puts no conditions but has requirements: Richard Holbrooke. ...
11:36 AM, Oct 24, 2009
Bill bans anti-India terror acts, aid cut off if Pak fails to crackdown on terrorists. ...
03:36 AM, Oct 17, 2009
The President has tagged many anti-terror terms with the package. ...
03:27 AM, Oct 16, 2009
External Affair Minister S M Krishna met President Barack Obama on Thursday. ...
12:53 AM, Sep 25, 2009
Zardari's meeting with the US and European heads has set off alarm bells in India. ...
10:58 PM, Sep 24, 2009
Questions about the $10 bn poured into Pak since 2001 is being raised. ...
01:12 PM, Sep 16, 2009
Musharraf has admitted violating rules governing the use of the military aid. ...
02:50 PM, Sep 15, 2009
MoS External Affairs Shashi Tharoor spoke to CNN-IBN about the issue. ...
04:05 AM, Sep 15, 2009
Tharoor said the aid given to Pak should not be used against India. ...
09:50 PM, Sep 14, 2009
Pakistani officials deny the charges and allege sabotage. ...
12:11 AM, Aug 31, 2009
