US to cut aid for projects in Pakistan: British Newspaper

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US to cut aid for projects in Pakistan: British Newspaper

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The United States is currently funding 160 projects but would cut them down to 50 projects.

03 June,2011 06:48 am

In a report published in the Financial Times, a US official said that the United States would cut the number of projects it funds in Pakistan by two-thirds and following the death of Osama Bin Laden, the United States is also reviewing the procedures to provide funds to aid projects in Pakistan.According to the report, the US is currently funding 160 projects but in the coming days, the US would cut back and would only fund 50 projects in Pakistan.