The US will cut the number of projects it funds in Pakistan by two-thirds as it seeks to focus its civilian assistance more tightly in the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, according to US officials.
A top US official told the Financial Times that the US would slim its civilian aid programme in Pakistan to target 50 projects, down from 160 projects.
Emphasis would be put on achieving maximum visibility to help counter strong anti-American sentiment across Pakistan, inflamed by what many see as an attack on Pakistan’s sovereignty by the covert raid on the al-Qaeda leader.
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