Among other things, today, Pakistan is challenged by lack of energy and education for all. The two sectors the United States is working directly to benefit the Pakistani public. We have been contributing heavily towards energy projects. Out of the 800 megawatts that U.S.-funded projects have brought for Pakistani businesses and families, approximately 700 megawatts were added through renovation of the Tarbela Dam in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Jamshoro Thermal Power Plant in Sindh, and the Muzaffargharh Thermal Power Plant in Punjab as well as construction of the Satpara Dam in Gilgit-Baltistan. The Satpara Dam that the United States is helping to complete is already producing 13.8 megawatts of power. Once fully operational, the dam will generate 17.6 megawatts, mitigate flooding, store water for irrigation, and provide 3.1 million gallons of water per day for homes throughout the Skardu Valley. At the Muzaffargharh Thermal Power Plant, the U.S.-financed rehabilitation has restored 480 megawatts in production capacity that had been lost over the years due to the aging of the equipment. USAID has helped to repair and replace worn-out equipment, modernize technologies, and conduct maintenance to minimize break downs and restore lost productivity. With U.S. funding, Pakistan has also restored 150 megawatts in production capacity at Jamshoro and 128 megawatts at Tarbela. The United States and Pakistan are also cooperating on the completion of the Gomal Zam Dam in South Waziristan and renovation of the Guddu Thermal Power Plant in Sindh. Gomal Zam will add 17.4 megawatts in power production, while Guddu – 75 megawatts. These are on-going projects and it is estimated that by next year, The U.S. funded projects will provide electricity to three million households in Pakistan.
On the creation of Pakistan, the Quaid-e-Azam had said to the youngest of Pakistanis: “You must concentrate on gaining knowledge and education. It is your foremost responsibility. Political awareness of the era is also part of your education. You must be aware of international events and environment. Education is a matter of life and death for our country.” The United States through USAID has been instrumental in the field of education. One of our other major focuses in Pakistan has been education. We have invested in educational infrastructure as well as training of teachers, and we continue to do so. We understand that education is the only way a young country like Pakistan can compete and succeed in this challenging world.
The United States realizes the challenges Pakistan faces toady, and we have been spending millions of dollars to help a common man who wants to have light in his house and wants to send his children to school. We will continue to work with the nation of Pakistan and help their dreams come true.
Abdul Quddus
DET- United States Central Command
www.centcon.mil/ur
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Thank you, US.
Actually we Pakistani's tend to forget even the so-called agricultural golden period of 1955-to-1965 was only possible after the help of people of United States.
Also we have no knowledge that Mangla & Tarbella dam was completed with the technical & monterey help of United States. God forbid if you didn't provide us with such valuable resources, what would have become of us.
Last but not least nearly 60% of our armed forces hardware is also donated or cheaply sold by none other then USA.
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Pakistan alliance with US has always brought misery to the country
oh yeah....and who is responsible for that?
dare to explain?
and please dont go into political or strategic imperatives...the discussion is abt all the aid that US has given to pakistan in last 60 years in socio-economic-agri sectors...
where did that over $50B dollars of US aid go janab Ali?
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Pakistan alliance with US has always brought misery to the country
I wonder why this has not gone into the brains of Generals who had absolute power to rule. Instead of condemning Sam it is better to condemn your generals. In 1971 it was Sam who saved Pakistan otherwise there would have been no Pakistan at all.
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oh yeah....and who is responsible for that?
dare to explain?
and please dont go into political or strategic imperatives...the discussion is abt all the aid that US has given to pakistan in last 60 years in socio-economic-agri sectors...
where did that over $50B dollars of US aid go janab Ali?
and most of it when Pakistan had an army government while US claimed that they want democracy to prosper.... I wonder why the contradiction.
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oh yeah....and who is responsible for that?
dare to explain?
and please dont go into political or strategic imperatives...the discussion is abt all the aid that US has given to pakistan in last 60 years in socio-economic-agri sectors...
where did that over $50B dollars of US aid go janab Ali?
China might not compare in dollar amounts but they have given aid as well and they aren't hated in Pakistan. I know that you have to do namak ****** for living in the US :D
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China might not compare in dollar amounts but they have given aid as well and they aren't hated in Pakistan. I know that you have to do namak ****** for living in the US :D
china and cash aid!!!
any educated pakistani knows the Chinese way...we are still struggling to accommodate those cheap railway engines sold to us by our Chinese friends
if you dont know much, why dont you just remain quite instead of making personal attacks....not sure why people do that
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I wonder why this has not gone into the brains of Generals who had absolute power to rule. Instead of condemning Sam it is better to condemn your generals. In 1971 it was Sam who saved Pakistan otherwise there would have been no Pakistan at all.
Yes most of us condemn Pakistani generals too. They are Sam's stooges hence the abyss in which we are now.
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oh yeah....and who is responsible for that?
dare to explain?
and please dont go into political or strategic imperatives...the discussion is abt all the aid that US has given to pakistan in last 60 years in socio-economic-agri sectors...
where did that over $50B dollars of US aid go janab Ali?
where did the AID go? Maybe in the generals pockets? They have used it to purchase loyalty to take forward their geostrategic desires. Maybe we can also look around and see what happened to other stooges like Saddam and Qaddafi.
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Pardon my ignorance, but I haven't read the thread you are referring to.
!979, Afghan war, Pakistan and US created these monsters called Afghan Mujahideen against USSR. These people are wrecking havoc these days in the shape of taleban. I'd attribute this to Pakistan close relationship with the US.
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where did the AID go? Maybe in the generals pockets? They have used it to purchase loyalty to take forward their geostrategic desires. Maybe we can also look around and see what happened to other stooges like Saddam and Qaddafi.
is it also uncle sam mistake if we pakistanis dont have brain, willpower and goodwill to use that money to our advantage?
army generals or politicians or bureaucrats ... at end of the day they were all Pakistanis..they were all your uncles and my mamoon chachas....they didnt come from sky.....SO PLEASE BLAME YOUR OWN PEOPLE not uncle sam
is it also uncle sam mistake if we are drowned in corruption?
japan, europe, korea and many other countries used usa aid after the 2nd WW war to rebuild their countries...if we decided to be selfish then it is our mistake not USA....
and oh by the way, dont blame generals and high class only....please dont....our masses are equally selfish....i know so many Pakistanis who went to USA for PHDs in ZIA regime on generous US-AID scholarships ...and then tried their best not to return to pakistan after they finished their PHDs...USA had to send many of them forcefully by cancelling their visas.....
every pakistani tried to use unce sam money to fill its pockets......rahay namm allah ka!
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China might not compare in dollar amounts but they have given aid as well and they aren't hated in Pakistan. I know that you have to do namak ****** for living in the US :D
You mean like defective locomotives and carriages which destroyed national railway eh. o bhai apnay mulk Pakistan se to pehlay nemak halali karo. Forget about US.