Britain to give £650 million aid to Pakistan

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Cameron’s £650m aid package for Pakistan

The announcement of £650 million over four years to get four million more Pakistani children into school will make the country the single largest recipient of UK aid.

But Mr Cameron acknowledged that the gift will spark disquiet at home at a time when schools are being cut in the UK and Pakistan has just ordered six new military submarines from China.

Seems like good news if the money gets spent on the people who it’s targeted at, but the cynic in me can see most of this “aid” disappearing and Bhutto’s family ending up with a few new cars.