U.S. halting millions in aid to Pakistan
By frenchieman •
Washington (CNN) -- The United States is holding back $800 million in aid to Pakistan, President Barack Obama's chief of staff said Sunday.
Appearing on ABC's "This Week," White House Chief of Staff William Daley confirmed a report in The New York Times that the aid was being withheld.
While Pakistan has "been an important ally in the fight on terrorism," Daley said, "now they've taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the aid which we're giving to the military, and we're trying to work through that."
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Cabbage: no its not the end, many times happened in the past, just need to hit down one of their drone and a small tiny bomb blast in front of there any office/embassay..then again the aid... this is what happening in last 10 years :(
Qatar will 'jump in', no worries. The "richest" country in the world can do that!
It's understandable for people in the UK to be upset about the fact that the UK continues to give aid to India,a nuclear power with it's own space programme & according to Forbes magazine, more billionaires than in the UK itself!...considering the state of things on home ground,this is bound to anger more than a few UK citizens...however some UK MP's say aid will continue till 2015...by which time the UK's economy will probably be in even worse shape...funny how governments are supposed to be representatives of the people & yet seem to do things that aren't always in the common man's best interest...this is true for all or most governments though...http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12607537
I don't think so. I think it is the end of Aid.
max 2 weeks.. then they will say again that 'we've deciede to give the aid' many times happened in past.. so drone attacks and bomb blasts again :( and then...
It is not only the US that is doing this.The UK is also rethinking its Aid to India.