 ISLAMABAD - The United States aims to give Pakistan $750 million over the next five years for the development of areas on the border with Afghanistan, a senior US official said on Thursday.
| Develop the areas? I'd prefer we bomb them for the next five years and see if there's anything left to develop. With the right incentive plan to the USAF, the answer to that will be 'no'. |
“This commitment to the development of Pakistan, this commitment to the long-term relationship, is another example of the very broad and deep relations that we have,” US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher told a news conference in Islamabad.
The impoverished, semi-autonomous and idiotic tribal areas on PakistanÂ’s border with Afghanistan are filled with fools a hotbed of al Qaeda and Taleban support, from where terrorists militants have been launching attacks into Afghanistan.
The US administration will seek the approval of the US Congress for the extra aid, Boucher said.
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