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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205901
Friday, October 30, 2009
By Tariq Butt
ISLAMABAD: Three allocations of funds of $125m, $85m and $45m made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her ongoing visit to Pakistan will be taken from the $1.5 billion annual assistance for the country under the Kerry-Lugar Law (KLL).
These funds will not be in addition to the annual allocation under the KBA but will be deducted from the $7.5 billion that will be available for five years, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told The News.
Hillary Clinton unveiled a $125m programme to improve Pakistans electricity supply and said in the first phase of the energy programme, power production facilities, including the Tarbela powerhouse and 10,000 tube-wells, would be repaired. She has also announced a sum of $45m for higher education and committed $85m to counter poverty.
When contacted, US spokesman Richard Snelsire said he was not sure whether the funding announced by the secretary would be taken from the KLL allocation. He said he would have to check whether these funds were covered by the KLL or some other US programme.Abdul Basit said the government would prioritise projects in different fields that would be funded by the money provided under the KLL.
According to the KLL, the inspector general of the Department of State and the inspector general of the US Agency for International Development, after consultation with the secretary of state and the administrator of the US Agency for International Development, are authorised to establish field offices in Pakistan with sufficient staff from each of the offices of the inspector-general to carry out programmes, projects, and activities using amounts appropriated under this act.
The KLL is to support investments in people, particularly women and children, including promoting modern, public primary and secondary education and vocational and technical training; support for the proper oversight of all educational institutions; initiatives to enhance access to education and vocational and technical training for women and girls and to increase womens literacy, with a special emphasis on helping girls stay in school; construction and maintenance of libraries and public schools; programmes relating to higher education to ensure a breadth and consistency of Pakistani graduates; improving quality public health to eliminate diseases such as hepatitis and to reduce maternal and under-five mortality rates; building capacity for nongovernmental and civil society organisations.
http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=205901
Friday, October 30, 2009
By Tariq Butt
ISLAMABAD: Three allocations of funds of $125m, $85m and $45m made by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her ongoing visit to Pakistan will be taken from the $1.5 billion annual assistance for the country under the Kerry-Lugar Law (KLL).
These funds will not be in addition to the annual allocation under the KBA but will be deducted from the $7.5 billion that will be available for five years, Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told The News.
Hillary Clinton unveiled a $125m programme to improve Pakistans electricity supply and said in the first phase of the energy programme, power production facilities, including the Tarbela powerhouse and 10,000 tube-wells, would be repaired. She has also announced a sum of $45m for higher education and committed $85m to counter poverty.
When contacted, US spokesman Richard Snelsire said he was not sure whether the funding announced by the secretary would be taken from the KLL allocation. He said he would have to check whether these funds were covered by the KLL or some other US programme.Abdul Basit said the government would prioritise projects in different fields that would be funded by the money provided under the KLL.
According to the KLL, the inspector general of the Department of State and the inspector general of the US Agency for International Development, after consultation with the secretary of state and the administrator of the US Agency for International Development, are authorised to establish field offices in Pakistan with sufficient staff from each of the offices of the inspector-general to carry out programmes, projects, and activities using amounts appropriated under this act.
The KLL is to support investments in people, particularly women and children, including promoting modern, public primary and secondary education and vocational and technical training; support for the proper oversight of all educational institutions; initiatives to enhance access to education and vocational and technical training for women and girls and to increase womens literacy, with a special emphasis on helping girls stay in school; construction and maintenance of libraries and public schools; programmes relating to higher education to ensure a breadth and consistency of Pakistani graduates; improving quality public health to eliminate diseases such as hepatitis and to reduce maternal and under-five mortality rates; building capacity for nongovernmental and civil society organisations.
