US gave $2.2 bn in civilian aid to Pakistan in two years

January 31, 2012 12:11

Amid strained ties with Pakistan, the United States has disbursed $ 2.2 billion civilian aid to Islamabad in the past two years under the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill, the State Department has said.

"Since October 2009 the US government has dispersed some $ 2.2 billion in civilian assistance to Pakistan under the Kerry-Lugar legislation, including about $ 500 million in emergency humanitarian relief," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.

This money, she said, allows the US to support programmes that help Pakistan improve its economy in vital sectors, for example, in energy, in economic growth, in the stabilisation of the border regions, in education, and in health.

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