US Congress approves $1.459 billion for Pak
The United States House of Representatives has approved $ 1.459 billion in assistance for Pakistan for the fiscal year 2010 as it passed a massive American $ 1.1 trillion appropriations bill Thursday. The aid will be spent under Kerry-Lugar-Berman legislation passed by the U.S. Congress earlier this year and is…
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