Britain to keep Pakistan aid tap flowing.
Oh dear what a shame. The world continues to recognise that President Musharraf is vital in fighting the war on terror, and is not going to be change it’s stance because of a few local difficulties.
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Britain to keep Pakistan aid tap flowing
London, Nov 6 - Britain is to continue giving aid to Pakistan in spite of President Pervez Musharraf’s recent declaration of emergency, a senior minister said as calls grew Tuesday for a concerted European response to the political developments in the South Asian nation. ‘We have communicated our view very clearly and strongly to the government in Pakistan, but I do think now is the time for clarity [from Musharraf about his plans] to help Pakistanis - never mind the rest of us - to be clear about the situation,’ Foreign Secretary David Miliband told journalists.
'I think now is not the time for threats to aid that is important for the Pakistani people. 'I obviously think it is important that we made the commitments we have - to doubling of aid to Pakistan, which is a very important country and has big development needs and has actually been making significant progress on its development goal. ‘But I think that the next few weeks are going to be critical in determining the international community’s engagement with Pakistan across a whole range of issues,’ he added.
The British aid is set to increase from the current 235 million pounds for three years to about 480 million pounds for the period 2008-2011.