Article Type
Article
Description
A spate of editorials, articles, columns and reports emanating from the United States in the last few months have vehemently argued that continuation of U.S. assistance to Pakistan should be made conditional upon the progress in the achievement of U.S.’s strategic goals in the region. The resonance of these assertions is loudly reverberated and echoed in the media of Pakistan and in the popular discourse in the country. This article tests the validity of these assertions with the help of empirical evidence and attempts to disentangle the myths from the reality.
The U.S economic and military assistance toPakistansince September 11, 2001 has come in four main forms (a) Debt relief (b) Military Assistance (c) Economic Assistance (d) Emergency Relief Assistance. In addition, the US Govt. has been reimbursing in US dollars the expenditures incurred by the Government of Pakistan in supplying logistics services to US troops in Afghanistan. Although normally this reimbursement should not be considered part of any aid package, it has been so included in this analysis for the sake of comprehensiveness. If this broader definition of US assistance is accepted then the next step is to calculate the quantum of this assistance.
Publication Source
Dawn
Publication Date
4-2007
Pages
1-7
Recommended Citation
Husain, Ishrat. (2007, April 01). Is U.S. Assistance Really So Critical for Pakistan?. Dawn, . 1-7. https://ir.iba.edu.pk/faculty-research-press/477
