U.S. aid plan for Pakistan becomes new flash point in ties
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In 2009, Congress passed with fanfare a five-year, $7.5 billion aid plan intended to prove Washington's long-term commitment to Pakistan's weak civilian government. Both countries touted the package as a way to reset relations long centered on military ties.
But two years later, only $500 million has been spent as the program has run into bureaucratic delays, disagreements over priorities and fears about corruption. Now the remainder of the funding is under scrutiny in the Republican-led House, where two panels have approved broad cuts in foreign aid and stringent conditions on assistance to a number of countries, including Pakistan.
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