How America supports Pakistan
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This number does not include the hundreds of millions of dollars given monthly by US to Pak for the military, it does not include gifted weapons, it does not include IMF loans USA has pushed for Pak and it does not include loans waived by USA . This number is intentionally misreported the real number is above 35+ billion. Strange irony in this is when Pak had the earthquakes nations and UN could not even collect a few hundred million to help the people but for military operations billions are given.
U.S. Helped Pakistan To Close Conventional Disadvantage Against India
Less than a year after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the United States Mission in Islamabad urged Washington to commit $2 billion over a five-year period beginning April 2011 to enable the Pakistan military to address the ever growing conventional disadvantage vis-a-vis India in order to secure it's cooperation in the War on Terror.
The U.S. Government accepted the recommendation. The Obama administration had asked the Congress to expand military aid to Pakistan after which the US announced a five-year, $2 billion package that would increase current financing for weapons purchases by about one-third.
After the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistani territory by U.S. forces, several American politicians have questioned their country's lavish funding of the Pakistani military who safely houses dreaded terrorists like Osama.
Even two years ago, the U.S. had expressed doubts about Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror, but believed giving the Pakistan military more money would cement the gaps in the relationship.
The U.S. Embassy in 2009 had recommended for a substantive increase in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to assist Pakistan address it's security requirements against a very superior India.
The U.S. Mission also recommended that the quantum of the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capabilities Fund (PCCF) be raised to $1.2 billion for the financial year 2011.
These initiatives by the US to appease Pakistan would provide a powerful signal to the Pakistan military of the U.S. commitment to a true, long-term strategic partnership with Pakistan.
Elaborating on the request for a five-year FMF commitment, the cable said the Pakistan Army intended to purchase new transport and attack helicopters and modernise it's tactical communication system.
The Navy planned to request via EDA and refurbish via FMF up to four Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates and outfit them with helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force would use FMF to implement the security procedures required for the delivery of new and MLU-ed F-16's. The world knows that F-16 cannot be used to hunt down terrorists who are hiding in mountains and that's when the question of US aid to Pakistan for the war on terror arises.
The US has affirmed their commitment to Pakistan by providing $1.5 billion each year starting 2010 over the next five years to support Pakistan's military development and democracy, and have led a global effort to rally additional pledges of support.
With all the billions coming from the US to a country like Pakistan which has shown no concrete effort in anti-terrorism activities is very surprising to India and the world. The United States is playing a very dangerous game with India by expecting India to buy weapons worth billions from the US and simultaneously supply the same weapons to Pakistan for free. Then after the US gets rejected from arms contracts worth billions of dollars by India, they go back home and cry foul.
It is for the American people to decide whether it is Pakistan or India which is best suited to be their long-term partner. India's economy is booming and will soon become the 3rd largest economy in the world and at the same time it is ramping up it's military infrastructure at a very fast pace. India has also maintained a zero-tolerance level for any form of terror activities and there has not been a single incident of terror emanating from India neither has it secretly sold any nuclear technology to rogue states.
Pakistan on the other hand has a terrible track record of terrorism and illegal export of nuclear technology. What America needs to realise is that India does not need America as much as America needs India at a time when the world's super power status is shifting to Asia.
Defence News - U.S. Helped Pakistan To Close Conventional Disadvantage Against India.
Less than a year after the Mumbai terrorist attacks, the United States Mission in Islamabad urged Washington to commit $2 billion over a five-year period beginning April 2011 to enable the Pakistan military to address the ever growing conventional disadvantage vis-a-vis India in order to secure it's cooperation in the War on Terror.
The U.S. Government accepted the recommendation. The Obama administration had asked the Congress to expand military aid to Pakistan after which the US announced a five-year, $2 billion package that would increase current financing for weapons purchases by about one-third.
After the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistani territory by U.S. forces, several American politicians have questioned their country's lavish funding of the Pakistani military who safely houses dreaded terrorists like Osama.
Even two years ago, the U.S. had expressed doubts about Pakistan's commitment to the war on terror, but believed giving the Pakistan military more money would cement the gaps in the relationship.
The U.S. Embassy in 2009 had recommended for a substantive increase in Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to assist Pakistan address it's security requirements against a very superior India.
The U.S. Mission also recommended that the quantum of the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capabilities Fund (PCCF) be raised to $1.2 billion for the financial year 2011.
These initiatives by the US to appease Pakistan would provide a powerful signal to the Pakistan military of the U.S. commitment to a true, long-term strategic partnership with Pakistan.
Elaborating on the request for a five-year FMF commitment, the cable said the Pakistan Army intended to purchase new transport and attack helicopters and modernise it's tactical communication system.
The Navy planned to request via EDA and refurbish via FMF up to four Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates and outfit them with helicopters. The Pakistan Air Force would use FMF to implement the security procedures required for the delivery of new and MLU-ed F-16's. The world knows that F-16 cannot be used to hunt down terrorists who are hiding in mountains and that's when the question of US aid to Pakistan for the war on terror arises.
The US has affirmed their commitment to Pakistan by providing $1.5 billion each year starting 2010 over the next five years to support Pakistan's military development and democracy, and have led a global effort to rally additional pledges of support.
With all the billions coming from the US to a country like Pakistan which has shown no concrete effort in anti-terrorism activities is very surprising to India and the world. The United States is playing a very dangerous game with India by expecting India to buy weapons worth billions from the US and simultaneously supply the same weapons to Pakistan for free. Then after the US gets rejected from arms contracts worth billions of dollars by India, they go back home and cry foul.
It is for the American people to decide whether it is Pakistan or India which is best suited to be their long-term partner. India's economy is booming and will soon become the 3rd largest economy in the world and at the same time it is ramping up it's military infrastructure at a very fast pace. India has also maintained a zero-tolerance level for any form of terror activities and there has not been a single incident of terror emanating from India neither has it secretly sold any nuclear technology to rogue states.
Pakistan on the other hand has a terrible track record of terrorism and illegal export of nuclear technology. What America needs to realise is that India does not need America as much as America needs India at a time when the world's super power status is shifting to Asia.
Defence News - U.S. Helped Pakistan To Close Conventional Disadvantage Against India.
What has America done for us(Pakistan)?
The Friday Times:What has America done for us? by Ali K Chishti
Pakistan received $3.5 billion in economic assistance from the United States over 15 years from 1952 to 1967. This was more than three times the combined aid provided by West Germany, Canada, Great Britain and Japan. From 2002 to 2010, the US has been the biggest donor to Pakistan with approximately $4 billion in direct aid. Its security assistance support was $462 million in fiscal year 2008, $884 million in FY 2009, and $1,114 million in FY 2010. This does not include the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), a reimbursement programme for expenses incurred by Pakistani military for its assistance to the US. CSF reimbursements since 2001 total approximately $8.88 billion.
The military hardware provided by the United States includes 17 F-16 block 52 fighters delivered to the PAF at Shabaz Air Base in 2010, two Bell 412 helicopters, nine fast patrol boats delivered to the maritime security agency in 2010, PNS Alamgir frigate to Pakistan Navy in 2010, 115 M109A5 Howitzer self propelled field artillery cannons, two P-3C Orion aircraft (destroyed in the May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran naval base) and more than 450 vehicles for the Frontier Corps. More than 370 military officers were trained in a leadership and development programme covering topics such as counterterrorism, intelligence, logistics, medicine, flight safety and military law.
The US provided numerous helicopters for flood relief operations and gave $190 million to the citizen's flood damage compensation fund. It has assisted Pakistan in various hydroelectric power projects including major co-operation on the Gomal Zam Dam.
But Pakistanis are sceptical. "Why is the US bringing floods in Pakistan using Harp Technology?" a journalist asked at a recent media workshop. "We know who is really funding the Pakistani Taliban," a military officer said sarcastically at an event, forgetting that Pakistan Army has repeatedly made peace deals with the TTP and it was a US drone strike that killed its leader Baitullah Mesud. A famous Pakistani musician insists that the US is destroying Pakistani agriculture by spreading a dangerous pesticide, perhaps not knowing that an American Nobel laureate, Dr Norman Borlaug, was behind what is known as the Green Revolution in Pakistan that allowed a country haunted by famine become self-sufficient in food production by 1968.
"It is Pakistan's choice if it wants to ask us for aid," a senior diplomat said. "Our interest lies in the stability of Pakistan and nothing more. Most of the aid has been used up by the military, and that should change."
The Friday Times:What has America done for us? by Ali K Chishti
Pakistan received $3.5 billion in economic assistance from the United States over 15 years from 1952 to 1967. This was more than three times the combined aid provided by West Germany, Canada, Great Britain and Japan. From 2002 to 2010, the US has been the biggest donor to Pakistan with approximately $4 billion in direct aid. Its security assistance support was $462 million in fiscal year 2008, $884 million in FY 2009, and $1,114 million in FY 2010. This does not include the Coalition Support Fund (CSF), a reimbursement programme for expenses incurred by Pakistani military for its assistance to the US. CSF reimbursements since 2001 total approximately $8.88 billion.
The military hardware provided by the United States includes 17 F-16 block 52 fighters delivered to the PAF at Shabaz Air Base in 2010, two Bell 412 helicopters, nine fast patrol boats delivered to the maritime security agency in 2010, PNS Alamgir frigate to Pakistan Navy in 2010, 115 M109A5 Howitzer self propelled field artillery cannons, two P-3C Orion aircraft (destroyed in the May 22 terrorist attack on PNS Mehran naval base) and more than 450 vehicles for the Frontier Corps. More than 370 military officers were trained in a leadership and development programme covering topics such as counterterrorism, intelligence, logistics, medicine, flight safety and military law.
The US provided numerous helicopters for flood relief operations and gave $190 million to the citizen's flood damage compensation fund. It has assisted Pakistan in various hydroelectric power projects including major co-operation on the Gomal Zam Dam.
But Pakistanis are sceptical. "Why is the US bringing floods in Pakistan using Harp Technology?" a journalist asked at a recent media workshop. "We know who is really funding the Pakistani Taliban," a military officer said sarcastically at an event, forgetting that Pakistan Army has repeatedly made peace deals with the TTP and it was a US drone strike that killed its leader Baitullah Mesud. A famous Pakistani musician insists that the US is destroying Pakistani agriculture by spreading a dangerous pesticide, perhaps not knowing that an American Nobel laureate, Dr Norman Borlaug, was behind what is known as the Green Revolution in Pakistan that allowed a country haunted by famine become self-sufficient in food production by 1968.
"It is Pakistan's choice if it wants to ask us for aid," a senior diplomat said. "Our interest lies in the stability of Pakistan and nothing more. Most of the aid has been used up by the military, and that should change."
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...im thankful India and Pakistan parted in 1947 and we are called Indians!
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No no bro china may have helped but US was the one which gave them in Trillions over last decade in name of WoT and now their interest is over they are slowly dumping puki
Why you think we dont have money ?And You buy 500 T-84M's?I don't think so.
But i guess we dont and we invest in our own ARJUN
