Hindustan Times
President Barak Obama has signed the Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill named after its sponsors and passed by the US Congress. In the statute book, it’s titled Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009.
The new law triples non-military US aid to Pakistan to $ 7.5 billion over the next five years at the rate of 1.5 billion dollars every year towards healthcare, education and creation of infrastructure in the social sector. Read more
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Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 7:27 pm
Filed under World · Tagged hindustan times, Kerry-Lugar-Berman Bill, pak, Pakistan, President Barak Obama, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
