The United States is tripling its monetary aid to the country of Pakistan, but just how much of that $1.5 billion will be used to stabilize the economic crisis in an already uneasy country? According to the New York Times, the Obama administration questions the proper use of US funds by the incredibly corrupt government. Because of this distrust, a steady stream of members of the Obama administration have been passing through the country to ensure its correct usage.
The money will also be used to help fight terrorism in Pakistan and to improve some much-used roads in heavily trafficked areas of Pakistan. The US hopes to be more transparent in the handling of the money than was the Bush adminstration.
By Hannah Zimmerman
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