kistan receives Foreign aid from several different countries and the International

community. Much of this money goes to the development of stability and civil
development within the country.

Contents
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• 1 Multilateral Aid
o 1.1 Election Support
• 2 United States
o 2.1 Election Support
o 2.2 Financial aid to Pakistan since 9/11 From U.S
o 2.3 Military and economic aid
• 3 Questions on effectiveness of aid
• 4 United Kingdom
• 5 See also
• 6 External links

• 7 References

[edit] Multilateral Aid

[edit] Election Support
Main article: Election Support Group

One of the biggest organizations supporting the electoral process in Pakistan is the
Election Support Group (ESG). ESG is an internationally supported group of interested
parties, made 32 specific recommendations to the Election Commission based on the
recommendations of 16 international organizations.[1] A meeting was held in October
2009 to present these ideas to the Commission.[2] The Commission commissioned ESG to
provide them with a recommendations on how to best solve the addressed problems.[2]

[edit] United States

Main article: Pakistan – United States relations

U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson addressed senior bureaucrats at the

National Management College and emphasized that the United States will assist
Pakistan’s new democratic government in the areas of development, stability, and
security.[3] The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the
United Nations World Food Program, in Pakistan, officially announced the signing of an
agreement valued at $8.4 million to help ease Pakistan's food crisis.[3] With relations
between Pakistan and the United States cooling down, it is expected that Pakistan and the
United States could return to being allies again not only in the War on Terror but also in
other possible threats to regional and world peace. It is also hoped by the United States
that Pakistan under the administration of Asif Ali Zardari would only strengthen relations
between Pakistan and the United States.

[edit] Election Support

In 2006, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems implemented a 9 million

dollar contract through USAID to install a computerised electoral rolls system for the
Pakistani government.[4]

USAID, along with IFES, UNDP, and NDI have also coordinated a number of initiatives
to help train election officials in Pakistan.[5] Part of this activity was the establishment of
a Federal Election Academy and a library to support the Election Commission of
Pakistan.[5]

[edit] Financial aid to Pakistan since 9/11 From U.S

Between 2002-2010, Pakistan received approximately 18 billion[6] in military and

economic aid from the United States. In February 2010, the Obama administration
requested an additional 3 billion in aid, for a total of 20.7 billion.[7]

Western officials have claimed nearly 70% ( roughly $3.4 billion) of the aid given to the
Pakistani military has been misspent in 2002-2007. However U.S-Pakistani relationship
has been a transactional based and U.S military aid to Pakistan has been shrouded in
secrecy for several years until recently .[8][9][9][10] Furthermore a significant proportion of
U.S. economic aid for Pakistan has ended up in back in the U.S., as funds are channeled
through large U.S. contractors. A U.S. lawmaker also said a large sum of U.S. economic
aid has not left the U.S. as it spent on consulting fees and overhead cost.[11][12]

[edit] Military and economic aid

Year Military (USD in billions) Economic (USD in billions)
2002 1.36 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2003 1.500 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2004 1.200 1.233 for 2002 to 2004
2005 1.313 .338
2006 1.260 .539
2007 1.115 .567
2008 1.435 .507
2009 1.689 1.366
2010 1.232 1.409
2011 1.685 unknown
Total 11.740 billion[13] 6.08 billion[14]
U.S. Foreign Aid to Pakistan: In Perspective
Note: A version of this article was originally posted on May 11th. Due to technical issues
with blogger.com, this article is a repeat of that posted last week.

In the wake of the recent discovery of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, a “wide range of
powerful lawmakers” are debating whether continued US foreign assistance to a so-called
“unreliable ally” like Pakistan is appropriate (Politico). Several notable members of
Congress have threatened major cuts to the billions of foreign aid slated for Pakistan in
the coming years.

Responding to this sudden backlash, Nancy Birdsall of the Center for Global
Development explains that the debate “misunderstands the purpose of development
assistance” and that cutting aid to Pakistan could have irreparable international
consequences. She posits that “aid cannot buy leverage” and that US aid instead promotes
Pakistani stability and regional security.

Whether or not aid really can be used as “leverage,” US policymakers will be considering
the future of Pakistan-bound aid in coming weeks. Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas)
introduced the “Pakistan Foreign Aid Accountability Act” last week, which “prohibit[s]
any foreign aid from being sent to Pakistan until it can demonstrate that it had no
knowledge of Osama bin Laden’s whereabouts.” At face value, these measures may seem
logical, but they fail to account for the potential repercussions of halting Pakistani aid.
Moreover, clear information on the types and amounts of aid given by the US to Pakistan
has been notably absent from public discourse.

Estimates put the total US aid figure – including both military and development aid –
around $20 billion since 9/11. Now, both military and economic aid may end up on the
Congressional chopping block. While the AidData database does not include information
on military aid (see a summary here), it provides a helpful snapshot of the development
assistance allocated to Pakistan over the last decade. Actually, the US has provided a total
of just over $4 billion in non-military development assistance between 2001 and 2008.
For comparison, Egypt, another strategic US ally, received about $3.6 billion in
development aid over the same period. India, Pakistan’s neighbor and main regional
competitor, garnered just over $1 billion in US assistance. Here’s a look at US
development aid to Pakistan sector-by-sector:
We see that a large portion of this aid – roughly $0.75 billion – has gone toward
governance and civil-society-building initiatives. Nearly a third of the aid has helped
Pakistan service its large debts. And almost half a billion dollars have gone to improve
education, with similar amounts directed toward health and humanitarian relief.
Considering Pakistan’s recent history of instability, the apparent US prioritization of
democracy/governance-building and education initiatives seems especially appropriate.
As Dr. Birdsall suggests, ending this kind of stability-enhancing assistance could be very
detrimental for Pakistan, the region, and the world at large.

So, the question arises, will US lawmakers make important aid decisions without
sufficient information? It is critical for US citizens and policymakers to understand the
nature of development assistance being sent to Pakistan before making major judgments,
with potentially far-reaching consequences, about the future of such aid. Good data
coupled with good analysis (like an upcoming CGD report described here) are the real
key to better policies for US aid to Pakistan

Foreign aid is always controversial, especially at a time when the United States is broke,
when U.S. government audits show that the money given to other nations is wasted and
misused and when countries that receive the money frankly don’t like the United States.

The latest country under scrutiny is Pakistan.

More than $20 billion has been given to Pakistan since Sept. 11, 2001. President Obama
is proposing almost $3 billion in aid for the supposed ally in the War on Terror for fiscal
year 2012. That includes:

- $1.6 billion for police and military;

- $150 million for what the State Department calls "good government and democracy
building";

- $122 million for health, AIDS and "family planning";

- $145 million for education.

The rest goes to economic development and humanitarian assistance.

Despite all of the aid given to Pakistan, polls show the country has a negative view of the
U.S. A 2010 BBC poll found that 52 percent of Pakistanis don’t like the U.S. A majority
oppose U.S. drone strikes against the Taliban, and the Pakistani Parliament on Saturday

Now with the recent discovery and death of Usama bin Laden, some U.S. lawmakers are
questioning why we continue to support the nation that may have harboring the most
wanted terrorist.

Congressman Dana Rohrabacher(R-Cal), who serves on the House Foreign Affairs

Committee, has introduced a bill to cut off aid completely. Rohrabacher believes the
discovery of bin Laden’s compound is proof that Pakistan’s leaders have been enabling al
Qaida and the Taliban.

“ They’ve been arming these people to kill our troops,” said Rohrabacher. “They nuzzle
up to communist China, they’ve been building nukes at our expense and now we know
they have been giving aid and comfort to Usama bin Laden.”

Rohrabacher says continuing to aid Pakistan makes the U.S. look foolish.

“The fact is the Pakistanis are treating us like fools because we're acting like fools. We're
giving money to someone who obviously is working against the basic interests and
national security interests of our own country.”

Yet there are others who say the U.S. should continue its aid to Pakistan. They believe
cutting development aid would have an even more negative effect.

“I think it's really crucial that we don’t back away specifically our humanitarian and
economic assistance,” said Rebecca Winthrop, Director of the Center for Universal
Education at the Brookings Institution. “That is a critical ingredient especially things
like education and job creation for a stable long term Pakistan which is in our national
security interest.”
Winthrop says the U.S. needs to evaluate its aid models and make sure it is properly
dispersed. “I think what we need to do is redouble our efforts in the economic
assistance, humanitarian aid, education would be a great thing to fund, because that is
really what the Pakistani citizens want.”

How much does the President's proposed $3 billion in aid to Pakistan cost you

Read more: http://politics.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/05/16/its-all-your-money-us-aid-

pakistan#ixzz1MicoTxJ7

Pakistan Planning Commission chalks out strategy for

revenue and economic overhaul
Dr. Nadeem Ul Haq was at the World Bank for many years and became the head of
WB's African operations, based in Cairo. He is a graduate of the London School of
Economics and is an all-round brilliant planner and economist. It's very encouraging to
see him take charge at the planning commission and begin to mould our revenue and
privatization strategies in such a sensible way. Great things will come from this...

By the way, Dr. Nadeem Ul Haq also gave a very interesting talk at TEDx Lahore where
he elucidated upon his thoughts re. the definition of development and the kind of
alternate developmental concepts we should be thinking about (and that he is promoting
from his perch at the Planning Commission)

To minimize reliance on foreign aid: plan to mobilise

domestic resources being worked out
RECORDER REPORT

ISLAMABAD (September 30 2010): Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr

Nadeem Ul Haq on Wednesday said the government is working on a plan to enhance
productivity and mobilise domestic resources to minimise reliance on foreign aid.
While addressing journalists after the workshop "The New Development Approach for
Pakistan," organised jointly by the Planning Commission and UK based Department for
International Development (DFID), he said.

"We need to utilise local market with potential of Rs 200 billion like India and China."
He added that Pakistan would reduce reliance on US aid by introducing reforms in
different sectors to mobilise domestic resources. "Flood tax is short term measure and
revenue collection would be enhanced through tax reforms in long-term strategy,"
he said, adding that government was also going to unbundle Pakistan Electric Power
Company (Pepco) under energy reforms to enhance efficiency of power sector.

"Distribution companies will be given autonomy to generate resources and reduce

the line losses," he said, adding that National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
(Nepra) will be assigned task like that of Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to
notify power tariff under reform programme.

He said there was need to improve governance as public social service delivery in whole
development paradigm that needed to be transformed by undertaking crucial reforms. US
Co-ordinator for non-military assistance for Pakistan, Robin Raphel said, "There is need
to structure whole taxation system by giving incentives to those who are paying due
taxes."

"Pakistan is facing severe resource constraints over medium term so it would have to
generate domestic resources and to ensure well-spending during the flood reconstruction
efforts," she said, adding that the internal resource generation is required to meet
reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of severe flood.

Raphel accepted that the US Administration has failed to muster political support of
Congress for putting in place the Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) despite
reiterating commitments several times in last few years. Moazzam Malick, Director
Western Asia Division, DFID said Pakistan utilised Rs 245 billion on subsidies that needs
to be diverted towards promoting social sector such as education. He said the Needs and
Damage Assessment (NDA) was under way but there was need to put in place a credible
plan to undertake reconstruction work in flood-hit areas.

Dr Vaqar Ahmed, Deputy Chief Macroeconomics section said the investment level stood
in the range of 18 percent of GDP in Pakistan compared to India's 27 percent and China's
40 percent, resulting in Pakistan lagging behind for achieving sustained economic growth