Kerry Lugar Bill debate in Pak parliament will end reservations: US

Pakistan political landscape once again taking a worse turn because of Kerry Lugar bill. Most of the people are being seen in Print and electronic media cursing Govt for accepting this aid without going through the facts. The reality is , Kerry-Lugar makes Pakistan the recipient of $1.5 billion a year in economic aid — putting Pakistan just slightly behind Egypt, and a bit behind Israel, in terms of government-to-government assistance. Add in the existing aid packages, which include programs for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and the Coalition Support Funds and Pakistan certainly passes Egypt, and may even surpass Israel to become the #1 recipient of U.S. aid. The package aims to build schools, roads and democratic institutions and improve the plight of women, all part of a US drive to thwart the appeal of Islamic extremists in a nation gripped by violence.This is hardly negligible — and a Pakistan which has verged on nightmarish uncertainty at least twice in the past two years (the political crisis of 2007, and the economic and political crisis of 2008) really cannot afford to turn this offer down. On the other hand United States also hit back at Pakistani critics of a giant aid package, rejecting charges it was violating the nuclear power’s sovereignty in the fight against Islamic extremism. There is nothing in this bill that impinges on Pakistani sovereignty — period, end of issue. And U.S have no intention of doing so.
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It is unfortunate our people are failing to understand impotence of this bill, Indians are outraged and trying their best for revoking this bill. If they succeed it would be great achievement for them and a great loss for Pakistan.

See the reaction of India,

The US-India Political Action Committee, which represents Indian-Americans, has worried that Pakistan could misuse US support for counter-insurgency efforts and called for better tabs on Pakistan’s nuclear program.

Oeindrila Dube, an expert on foreign aid at the Center for Global Development, said the package had a “disjuncture” by focusing on non-military support but seeking progress on military goals.

The bill also lacks clear benchmarks for how to quantify progress, she said.

“But I think, ultimately, it is a rather large chunk of change and the incentive of the Pakistani government will certainly be to accept the aid package,” she said.

We must understand the importance of this bill and realize the ground realities. If we fail, we will cut our own feet with axe.

wELL TALK OF BEGGERS TRYING TO TELL THE DONORS THAT THEY ILL NOT ACCEPT DONATIONS. A NATION OF ERRORIST AN ACKNOWLEDGED PARIAH IN THE COMITY OF NATIONS HAS THE GUMPTION TO TELL THE WORLD FANCY STORIES AND THE AMERICANS ARE FOOLISH ENOUGH TO ACCEPT ONE LIE AFTER ANOTHER YEAR AFTER YEAR.
WILL THE FOOLS NEVER LEARN