Pakistan’s government & establishment heavily rely on US aid.
US gives Pakistan 2 kinds of aid, overt & covert, which further divided into security related & economic related.
Few believes that covert US aid to Pakistan is also substantial, mainly security related. Though, we don’t have numbers to second it.
In past couple of years, aid on account of Coalition support fund (CSF), Pakistan Counterinsurgency Fund (PCF) & Economic support fund (ESF) immensely increased.
In FY11, Security related aid to Pakistan is expected to increase greatly which is mainly reimbursement to military while economic related aid may decrease, marginally, which is in actual an aid for Pakistani people & impact positively.
| Direct Overt US Aid & Military Re-imbursement to Pakistan | |||
| USD mn | Annual Average FY2005-2009 | FY10 | FY11F |
| Total Security Related | 1,382 | 2,276 | 3,165 |
| ::change | 65% | 39% | |
| Total Economic Related | 578 | 1,621 | 1,565 |
| ::change | 180% | -3% | |
| Total Aid | 1,960 | 3,897 | 4,730 |
| ::change | 99% | 21% | |
Source: U.S. department of State & Defense, 4 Jan 2011
FY means US fiscal year (1st Oct-30th Sep)
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