A file photo of President Barack Obama. PHOTO: AFP ISLAMABAD: US President Barack Obama on Sunday signed a bill into law providing an extension to the Coalition Support Fund for Pakistan for another year, Radio Pakistan reported. Earlier, BBC Urdu had reported, the American Congress’ decision to include in its final budget recommendations a one-year plan to extend the financial support given to Pakistan to fight militancy in the region — but with certain new demands. In its budget of $521 billion, the US government extended the validity of financial assistance by one year, but also imposed some new terms and demands.
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 23:55:49 +0000
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