Pak aid


  • In a bid to avoid another furore in Pakistan over tough new conditions against diverting US military aid to confront India, a top US official suggested that the legislation puts no conditions on Islamabad, only "requirements" on Washington.

  • The US Congress has passed a bill to triple non-military aid to Pakistan to $7.5 billion in the next five years, but with stringent conditions demanding action against extremist groups on its soil and prevention of attacks into neighbouring countries.